Episode 1104 • • 1:59:50 - 2:05:01
1104: People's Vote
Ten Year Challenge, Facial Recognition, Facebook Data Sets
The viral "Ten Year Challenge" on social media is analyzed as a potential data-gathering exercise for training facial recognition and machine learning algorithms. While Facebook denied involvement in creating the meme, experts in Wired suggested the streamlined data set of "then and now" photos is highly valuable for aging research. The discussion links this to broader engagement tactics used by Silicon Valley.