Worried about a bump on your date’s penis? There’s an app for that – but not everyone is convinced
Kularathne was then a consultant physician in Singapore in 2019, but he saw the potential for an app that could instantly identify a suspected sexually transmitted infection from a photo of male genitalia.
Calmara – which is specifically designed for people to check the penises of potential sexual partners – is one of two apps launched by Kularathne’s company to use AI to identify STIs.
Calmara allows users to share a photo of the partner’s penis with the app that analyses the photo using artificial intelligence that has been trained on thousands of photos of penises both without STIs, and those with genital warts, penile cancer, HSV infection, penile candidiasis and syphilitic chancres.
If the AI matches with a potential STI, it will flag to the user to hold off on sexual activity and suggest alternatives. It will not say what condition it may be.
In both instances, the company says the image is immediately deleted. No personally identifiable information like name or address is collected.
