Facial recognition software

Thanks to the The disgruntled chemist for pointing this out. There is an online facial recognition software system on the net, where you can upload a photo of yourself, and it scans your face and returns a list of celebrities you look most like.

Check it out at myheritage.com

I think its set up to check genealogies, but that doesn't mean you can't test-run the software.
Of course, I had to try it. I didn't upload a very clear picture of myself, but here are the results:



So.. the celebrity I look most like is ... Big Arnie! I'm not too sure how I feel about that. Although being mistaken for Brian May or Bon Jovi would be pretty cool, even if its just computer software making the error.

Can you imagine if they implement this software at airports? Good morning, Mr Bon Jovi? Can we upgrade you to first class today???

Rock on.

In other news, as you can see the software also matches you up with the other gender. Apparently the celebrity I look most like is tennis great Chris Evert! Not quite sure how I got matched up a blonde chick. I started to have some doubts about the quality of the matching algorithm after it said I looked like Janis Joplin or Steffi Graf, though. Love the music, but ole Janis wasn't much of a looker.

A detailed note on how this sort of software works can be found on howstuffworks.com.

I'm not quite sure it does. Or am I just in denial? What do you think, who do I look like?