those algorithms are based on amusing assumptions of how men and women supposedly communicate. like the poster said above, it picks out specific words, and calculates the number of times they are used. women supposedly don't use self-referential pronouns as much, but instead use other pronouns, like he, she, them, etc. women supposedly do not use the pronouns me, i, and myself as much as men. the assumption is that women are more socially aware of other people, and socialised to be less concerned with themselves.
it's a pretty retarded algorithm because it's based off assumptions that are not scientifically verifiable, and based on gender stereotypes.
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Date: 2006-10-28 04:16 pm (UTC)it's a pretty retarded algorithm because it's based off assumptions that are not scientifically verifiable, and based on gender stereotypes.