How tall do you think these men are? Women now using AI to catch men lying about being 6ft tall on dating apps - and here's how you can try it
- Men are pretending to be taller than they actually are to get a date
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ChatGPT has already been used to write essays, tell jokes and even write best man speeches.
But it seems the helpful AI bot can even make sure people on dating apps aren't lying to you about their height.
Women are screenshotting photos from dating app profiles, inserting them into ChatGPT and asking it to provide an estimate of how tall they are.
Justine Moore, a venture capitalist in San Francisco, said the AI's estimates are accurate to within an inch – not just for men but for women too.
So it may be a good tool to size up your romantic interest before you arrange to meet.
As women turn to ChatGPT to work out the height of a dating app user, can you tell how tall these men are based on their photos? Answers further down
It seems the helpful AI bot can even make sure people on dating apps aren't lying to you about their height
In her tweet, Moore said: 'Girls are using ChatGPT to see if men are lying about their height on dating apps.
'Upload four pictures, it uses proportions and surroundings to estimate height.
'I tested it on 10 friends and family members – all estimates were within 1 inch of their real height.'
As long as you have a ChatGPT account, you can try out the nifty trick for yourself.
Just take screenshots of your match from whatever dating app you use, whether it's Tinder, Bumble, Badoo or OKCupid.
Upload these photos to ChatGPT with the instruction: 'How tall would you estimate this person is?'
ChatGPT should return an estimate which may or may not corroborate your match's height claim.
If you only give it one photo to start with, ChatGPT may ask for more photos so it can make a more accurate assessment.
I tried it out by giving ChatGPT a photo of myself – but one photo wasn't enough and only after submitting a second photo did the AI give an estimation.
I tried the nifty trick out by giving ChatGPT a photo of myself - but it wouldn't make an estimate from a single snap
Only after submitting a second photo did the AI give an estimation - 'likely around 6 feet', which is a couple of inches off my actual height
It said: 'Based on proportions and typical height ranges, he seems to be relatively tall, likely around 6 feet (183 cm) or more.'
I'm about 6 feet 2 inches, so it wasn't a bad guess, although both photos were more or less full-body shots.
ChatGPT struggles to give the best estimate when most of the person's body is not included in the photo.
It also needs distinctive features in the background, such as a car or street sign so it can put the body into proportion.
Women especially are increasingly looking for ways to make sure they don't end up on a date with anyone shorter than their personal ideal.
On dating apps such as Bumble and Badoo, people add personal details to their profile to increase chances of getting a perfect match – including their height.
But men are becoming increasingly prone to add a few extra inches to their actual height to increase their chances of getting a date, according to analysis by OKCupid.
ChatGPT has already been used to write essays, tell jokes, write best man speeches and much more (file photo)
Some blokes are trying to make their height less obvious by making height ambiguous – deliberately opting for snaps of them sitting down, for example.
One trick is standing on a crate and posing next to a car to boost relative height, with photos taken from below to make them look gigantic.
A fair height is generally a preferred trait; scientists think a taller man is perceived by a woman as someone who can protect them against danger or produce healthy offspring.
Studies have shown that women don't like to be taller than their man, so taller men are generally more desirable.
