AI-based emotion detection has become a $20B industry, but some experts say the foundational science behind the tech is flawed and can adversely affect society
Machines can now allegedly identify anger, fear, disgust and sadness. ‘Emotion detection’ has grown from a research project to a $20bn industry Tweets: @dorotheabaur and @pernillet Tweets: Dorothea Baur / @dorotheabaur : #facialrecognition cannot differentiate between causation and correlation. If I'm refused a job because I have a ‘fake smile’ at an interview, maybe the smile has to do with back pain rather than my attitude towards the job. HT everyone #MachineLearning http://www.theguardian.com/... Pernille Tranberg / @pernillet : What are the most efficient methods to no be recognised by this? I am not talking about hiding from authorities in eg airports, but in general hiding from emotion detection. Guess we need masks #SurveillanceCapitalism http://www.theguardian.com/...