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> A car camera for Affectiva, a company that is developing technology for measuring driver emotions, in Boston, on Oct. 6, 2018. No. Just no. Why would anyone

by pmlnr 7y ago

> A car camera for Affectiva, a company that is developing technology for measuring driver emotions, in Boston, on Oct. 6, 2018. No. Just no. Why would anyone allow collecting this kind of information? There is no way it can't (so, won't) be used against you. Everyone gets angry from time to time.

maze-le 7y ago
There is also no way this information is 100% accurate at all times. Emotional recognition is inherently probabilistic -- there will be false positives and false negatives, no matter how good the heuristic is. In the end, it'll be you who has to prove that you were in an emotional stable state, and not the algorithm that gets scrutinized.
- bsenftner 7y ago
  Emotional recognition is pure fraud, with zero scientific basis. Snake oil is a big part of the current AI product matrix.
  - Jamwinner 7y ago
    Seems to go over well with the phrenology crowd if you get my drift.
    - zrobotics 7y ago
      Somehow, it's always all about the skulls.
samfriedman 7y ago
You could join the data to billboard locations and sell it to advertisers who want to know what kind of emotional impact their highway campaigns are having.
- falcolas 7y ago
  IMO, that's still using the data against our (the driver's) best interests.
yc-kraln 7y ago
Starting in 2021 (or is it 2022?) a driver-facing camera will be required to get a 5 star safety rating. The idea is to catch "distracted" or otherwise incapacitated drivers and prevent accidents, but I am sure it will get used for other things...