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I don't get it. The technology looks super interesting but the end result maybe is more targeted at teenagers? > AI needs data that informs it whether its deci

I don't get it. The technology looks super interesting but the end result maybe is more targeted at teenagers? > AI needs data that informs it whether its decisions are right Well, aren't the emojis all out there for you to analyze? Isn't there a lot of videos with real faces for you to analyze? > VR characters that look like you in the gameworld XBox does this today, doesn't it? > personalized advertising that has your face in it the way you like I couldn't care less about advertising. Maybe you're pitching to investors? > Everyone asks us why after starting a big “serious" company, we decided to work with emoji, and this is the reason. What's the reason? It's not clear. As an user of this, it looks like a gimmick (like Tom The Talking Cat).

sergefaguet 9y ago
hey! let me illustrate with an (oversimplified) example: – we tweak eyes to be larger-than-real and observe the reaction by letting users pick from several options or just observing usage frequency. that way we find the optimal point and then slice it down by age, sex, ethnic etc. groups; as well as to personal preference. - do that with a large amount of data + genetic algos that do much less-obvious things than eye size. - when a user wants a World of Warcraft orc avatar, we can use the data to make the orc look both like an orc and like he wants to see himself. you can't do this with generic emoji – you actually have to keep tweaking and seeing user reactions to understand how people truly want to see themselves and others. and then you can use this to other contexts. thanks for the feedback, i agree this is not explained clearly enough in the post.
- throwaway0071 9y ago
  Thanks for explaining it in more detail. This is very interesting (and if it doesn't pan out, you got the hottest skills in the market right now). All the best.
  - sergefaguet 9y ago
    thank you! really appreciated :)

sergefaguet 9y ago

hey! let me illustrate with an (oversimplified) example: – we tweak eyes to be larger-than-real and observe the reaction by letting users pick from several options or just observing usage frequency. that way we find the optimal point and then slice it down by age, sex, ethnic etc. groups; as well as to personal preference. - do that with a large amount of data + genetic algos that do much less-obvious things than eye size. - when a user wants a World of Warcraft orc avatar, we can use the data to make the orc look both like an orc and like he wants to see himself. you can't do this with generic emoji – you actually have to keep tweaking and seeing user reactions to understand how people truly want to see themselves and others. and then you can use this to other contexts. thanks for the feedback, i agree this is not explained clearly enough in the post.

throwaway0071 9y ago
Thanks for explaining it in more detail. This is very interesting (and if it doesn't pan out, you got the hottest skills in the market right now). All the best.
- sergefaguet 9y ago
  thank you! really appreciated :)