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EP - 106 - Rated by AI: Are You Hot Enough to Be Seen?
Episode 10612th June 2025 • Beauty Unlocked the podcast • Carissa Vikis
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They say love is blind- but not when algorithms are watching.

Dating apps are quietly ranking your "attractiveness" using AI and facial recognition tech, deciding who gets seen- and who gets ghosted! In this episode, we uncover the shocking truth about beauty scores, data surveillance, and the invisible code shaping your romantic fate.

What if your face is being used against you... without your knowledge?

Are. You. Ready?

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Further Reading & References

Williams, Apryl. “Not My Type: Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating.” MIT Press, 2024.

Korducki, Kelli María. “Tinder's Algorithm Is Changing the Way We Date.”

Hao, Karen. “Tinder’s Algorithm Doesn’t Know What You Want.” MIT Technology Review.

BBC. “Tinder Developing AI Matchmaker Based on Facial Recognition.”

Parker, Christine. “Qoves Studio and the Ethics of AI Beauty Scoring.”

Noble, Safiya Umoja. “Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism.” NYU Press, 2018.

Faception. "Our Technology."

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