Face My Age: Prof. Olshansky reveals story behind technology

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Face My Age co-creator Professor S. Jay Olshansky revealed the original purpose of the technology that has the Internet buzzing.

Selfies can be fun and cute. But they can also reveal much more.

Two professors created a website called "Face My Age," where users can upload photos of themselves to estimate how someone is aging. The user's selfie is compared to other selfies in the database with the same background and age.

University of Illinois at Chicago professor and Face My Age co-creator S. Jay Olshansky explained what the original purpose of the technology was when they were developing it.