Do algorithms get your emotions right?
is challenging the basic science behind emotion-sensing tech and its claims to be able to infer a person’s mood from their facial expressions. The scientists behind the research, who hail from Northeastern University, Caltech, Ohio State, and the University of Wisconsin – Madison, also make clear precisely what’s at stake.
by law enforcement and even employers in interviews. And we’ve long used the science behind the technology – that is the way we measure and determine mood by measuring facials movements – to train FBI and TSA agents. "It is not possible to confidently infer happiness from a smile, anger from a scowl or sadness from a frown, as much of current technology tries to do when applying what are mistakenly believed to be the scientific facts," the team warned.
Nevertheless, we’ve all been told – and many of us believe – that facial expressions communicate our emotional state. In reality, it’s a lot more complicated, especially when you factor in things like race, culture, and even situation.
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