JOHAN STEYN | Thanks to tech, beauty is in the AI of the beholder

Facial recognition apps can instantly make you look better — with serious implications for self-image

07 July 2021 - 20:42 By Johan Steyn

What makes something beautiful? It seems that the answer to that question has been observed by the curious and the learned for centuries. ..

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