The mysterious Mona Lisa smile, a painting by Leonardo da Vinci
Everybody, or rather the whole world, knows about the Mona Lisa smile. It has been a mystery for centuries, why the famous smile of a beautiful painting subject could create such an impact in the world of art. Done by the very famous medieval painter, Leonardo da Vinci, created an Obra that will cause many to wonder about the smile.
Today, it's no longer a mystery. The secret of the famed painting is revealed. Thanks to artificial intelligence, a researcher from Amsterdam, Netherlands developed a computer software which can analyze the emotions of a person by calculating the expression based on facial points like lip curvature, eyebrow position, and cheek contraction, with 85-percent accuracy.
The software can detect happiness, sadness, fear, anger and disgust. For example, Michael Jackson was 33-percent fearful in his mug shot and angry and disgusted as the press snapped pictures after his trial. This technology can also be used in driving to detect if the driver is getting sleepy at the wheel and have an alert signal.
And, for the anticipated score, Mona Lisa's expression is 83-percent happy, 9-percent disgusted, 6-percent fearful, and two-percent angry.
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