This AI app lets you scan your poop for science.
Lockdown has given many of us the space and time for new health and fitness regimes. For one writer, that meant getting into a new photography habit
Soft blobs with clear-cut edges (easy to pass). That's the verdict on the slightly blurry photo of a subaquatic poo I just uploaded from my phone. The Moxie Poop Scanner says it uses AI to determine where on the Bristol Stool Scale – a diagnostic medical tool used to classify human excrement – my poo falls. And it’s a 4.7.
Below this evaluation are several headings: ‘what is it?’ in which the app describes the photo, ‘what does it mean?’ in which I’m told about my hydration and fibre levels and then ‘what should I do?’ where I’m advised on poo-tential improvements. (Sorry). The app asserts that while my poo may be “not great, it’s not abnormal”. As a result, I should keep an eye on any intolerances I may have and any ‘excessive use’ of artificial sweeteners or gums. I definitely had a soya-based vegan ramen last night that tasted as sweet as it did savoury, so maybe it’s that.
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