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DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nProfessor Marina Niessner\n\nSpeaker Department/Insti
 tution:\nFinance\nIndiana University\, Kelley School of Business\n\nPresen
 tation Title:\nAI Personality Extraction from Faces: Labor Market Implicat
 ions\n\nPresentation Description:\nHuman capital—encompassing cognitive 
 skills and personality traits—is critical for labor market success\, yet
  the personality component remains difficult to measure at scale. Leveragi
 ng advances in artificial intelligence and comprehensive LinkedIn microdat
 a\, we extract the Big 5 personality traits from facial images of 96\,000 
 MBA graduates\, and demonstrate that this novel “Photo Big 5” predicts
  school rank\, compensation\, job seniority\, industry choice\, job transi
 tions\, and career advancement. Using administrative records from top-tier
  MBA programs\, we find that the Photo Big 5 exhibits only modest correlat
 ions with cognitive measures like GPA and standardized test scores\, yet o
 ffers comparable incremental predictive power for labor outcomes. Unlike t
 raditional survey-based personality measures\, the Photo Big 5 is readily 
 accessible and potentially less susceptible to manipulation\, making it su
 itable for wide adoption in academic research and hiring processes. Howeve
 r\, its use in labor market screening raises ethical concerns regarding st
 atistical discrimination and individual autonomy.\n\nSpeaker Bio:\nDr. Nie
 ssner is currently an Assistant Professor of Finance at Indiana University
 ’s Kelley School of Business. Prior to joining Kelley\, she was the Judi
 th C. and William G. Bollinger Visiting Associate Professor of Finance at 
 the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Previously\, she served
  as a Vice President on the Global Stock Selection team at AQR Capital Man
 agement\, and as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Yale School of M
 anagement. Dr. Niessner holds a B.A. in Economics and Statistics and a Ph.
 D. in Economics from the University of Chicago.\n\nDr. Niessner's research
  focuses on the intersection of behavioral finance and modern technology\,
  with particular emphasis on FinTech\, Artificial Intelligence\, and Crypt
 ocurrencies. She has written extensively on the impact of financial social
  media on the stock market\, the spread of fake news online\, and the trad
 ing behaviors of investors in cryptocurrency markets.\n\nHer academic rese
 arch has been published in leading finance and accounting journals\, such 
 as the Journal of Finance\, the Journal of Financial Economics\, the Revie
 w of Financial Studies\, and the Journal of Accounting Research\, and has 
 been featured in the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal.
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