
Should Facial Recognition Software be used in Online Dating?
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Steve investigates a potentially alarming trend in online dating.
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Should Facial Recognition Software be used in Online Dating?
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Steve investigates the potentially alarming trend of facial recognition software for online dating. For more EBTN, visit http://to.pbs.org/ebtn
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Steve Goldblum reports.
[chuckles] Sorry.
One more time.
Uh, well, we're here in Santa Monica.
Brentwood.
We're here in Brentwood.
Three Day Rule is a white glove matchmaking service.
What does that mean?
--[laughing] It just means we do all the work for you.
We're very high touch and fancy.
Is that an expression?
Yeah.
So today, you'll follow us interviewing one of our clients.
We'll get to know them and what they're looking for.
And then we will come up with her first match, and hopefully set her up on a date.
I like kids.
So it'd have to be a guy who likes kids.
I want a just like overall nice, funny guy, responsible.
OK.
So.
Brown hair.
Brown hair [inaudible]?
Yeah.
OK.
So physically, you have a type.
I think I would be a phenomenal matchmaker.
You see a match for your client, you have to be able to go up to them anywhere-- in Whole Foods, in a car lot.
Can I ask you a question?
You're not single, are you?
Huh?
You're not single.
You're OK. Are you single?
I'm single.
You are single.
Let me give you a card.
If it doesn't work out, you could just call.
This will take two minutes.
We can bring the doggie upstairs.
It's a dog-friendly environment.
So I want everyone to meet-- this is Chris here.
Hi.
He's 6'2", unattached, and clearly in peak physical condition.
So I'm going to leave you guys for, I don't know, maybe, just-- good luck.
I think it'll be fun.
I was out walking my dog when your guy stopped me, so.
[laughing] Do you have a type?
Blonde, brunette.
Not really hung up on hair color, tall, really physically fit.
Are you looking for a serious relationship right now?
Not entirely.
No.
OK.
Interesting.
I know a lot of ski instructor girls.
It's a lot of fun to be able to get in a plane, and go meet them, and have a free place to stay for the weekend.
Yeah.
I don't know that you'd be a good match for Marcela I don't.
He seems like a playboy.
He says he wants to ski in, ski out, pretty much with his-- Ski in, ski out?
What the hell does that mean?
He wants to fly out to different resorts to go snowboarding-- Oh, so actual skiing.
Lots of ski bunnies.
Yeah.
Yeah, so why don't we all, I mean, let's get rolling, just sort of see.
Let's just load the guys up so we can sort of-- [clicking tongue] What are we using here?
Our clients send us photos of their exes, and if we see they have a type, that helps us filter down to find people that she would be attracted to.
But if they're her exes, why would she want them to look like that?
They're her exes.
She clearly was attracted to them.
Ooh.
Ooh, I love him!
You know what though?
I feel like he knows that he's good-lucking because he's not-- He kind of looks like Noah.
I don't know.
--Let's look at some more pictures from her.
OK. Now we got a message from Three Day Rule saying that they found a match.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Have you had that bruschetta?
I don't think so.
Little toast with the vegetables on it or cheese.
I'm used to guys cooking it.
Oh, I see how it is.
[laughing] Last year, I was actually on a game show.
And I won a brand-new car.
Are you for real?
Yeah.
Yeah, I did.
What kind of car?
It was a brand new Ford Fusion.
How is the mileage on the highway?
I think it was like, 23, 24.
It's a nice car.
That's good.
Yeah.
I'm not even here.
Oh.
Definitely not.
Hi, Lynn.
This is Joel.
I'm with Grinder.
I'm sitting here with your son.
And we're chatting about this app that I helped create called Grinder.
It lets you see gay guys around you.
I'm not sure.
I don't think he's gay.
Maybe, I don't know.
We're not-- I don't think he's coming out to you here.
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