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Using Facebook ‘likes,’ computer pegs people’s personalities

Program susses out traits more successfully than friends

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MACHINE KNOWS BEST  Using limited data from Facebook, computers can outdo humans in assessing a user’s openness, neuroticism and other personality traits.

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By Rachel Ehrenberg

- More than 2 years ago

Like it or not, a computer program may know you better than do your colleagues, your family and even your spouse.