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by bitwize 2017 days ago
We don't need computers to do that. Look at anime. The large eyes and cute faces are definitely optimized to evoke an emotional response in the viewer. And it appears to have worked all too well, if the existence of waifu culture is any indicator.

GANs may find as-yet-uncovered maxima in the same problem space, but superstimulus-level attractiveness has already been achieved.

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Yes my emotional response is to vomit into my mouth :) As a straight male, anime "cute girls" is just grotesque to me. Different strokes for different folks,I guess.