Algorithm detects nudity in images, offers demo page

Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 05:00 in Mathematics & Economics

An algorithm has been designed to tell if somebody in a color photo is naked. Isitnude.com launched earlier this month; its demo page invites you to try it out to test its power in nudity detection. You can choose from a selection of images at the bottom of the page, including pics of Vladimir Putin on horseback and Tiger Woods in golf mode. We tried it out, dragging and dropping a picture of Woods over into the box and the message promptly said "Not nude-G." "You can probably post this."

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