Artificial intelligence is developing in more and more areas of life. It creates music, generates images or edits essays. The American educational service 'The Bulimia Project' conducted a study with the help of AI.

"The Bulimia Project is an educational service. It provides research and resources on bulimia and other eating disorders.

In May 2023, members of the project conducted a study, in which they commissioned artificial intelligence to create an 'ideal body'. Several AI generators were used.

The images generated indicated several preferences towards women and men. In the case of women, these were:

• olive complexion (53%),
• blond hair (37%),
• brown eyes (30%).

According to AI, the 'ideal man’ has:

• olive complexion (63%),
• brown eyes (23%),
• brown hair (67%),
• beard (47%).

"The Bulimia Project" emphasises that this study aimed to test the impact of social media on children's mental health, but also body image issues.

Instagram and TikTok have become a part of everyday life for children and young people. More and more youngsters are creating social media accounts, and that allows them to see retouched photos of models. Such 'beauty standards' can distort their body image and lead to anorexia or bulimia.

The project representatives summarised the entire survey.

"So, why try to meet unrealistic ideals? It’s both mentally and physically healthier to keep body image expectations squarely in the realm of reality," we can read in a press release.

And what do you think of the 'ideal body' according to artificial intelligence?

Source: antyradio.pl