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Has George Clooney peaked? This algorithm knows

Nature News - Thu 6 Jun 19

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01768-5A deep-learning programme predicts whether an actor’s most productive year lies ahead or has already ...

Researchers Create Algorithm That Predicts Hollywood Success or Failure

Discover Magazine - Wed 5 Jun 19

(Credit: Everett Collection/Copyright 20th Century Fox) In the cutthroat Hollywood film industry, is it possible to know if an actor’s career is about to boom or bust? In many cases, yes. ...

Is your showbiz career over? Maths can reveal if an actor is peaking

ABC Science - Tue 4 Jun 19

Actors take note: your future may not be so much written in the stars as written in the stats, according to new research published today. ...

Acting success is a function of maths, not talent

Cosmos Magazine - Tue 4 Jun 19

Machine learning analysis fails to give hope to struggling performers, delivering only gloom and statistical despair. Andrew Masterson reports.

Mathematicians work out how to predict success in show business

Phys.org - Tue 4 Jun 19

Mathematicians from Queen Mary University of London have found a way to predict whether an actor's career has peaked or if their most successful days lie ahead.

Mathematicians work out how to predict success in show business, Eurekalert - Tue 4 Jun 19

AI can tell if a screen star's best years are behind or in front of them

Daily Mail - Tue 4 Jun 19

Mathematicians at Queen Mary University, London, say they can accurately predict whether an actor's career has peaked - or if their most successful days still lie ahead.

Acting out: mathematical model predicts the future of actors’ careers

ZME Science - Tue 4 Jun 19

Being an actor isn't easy -- at least for 90% of those trying to make it.