 Don't Panic
Technology just keeps getting better
A London exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science
Exhibition will feature
a computer system that is "emotionally aware" and is able to read
human facial expressions. The computer, developed by researchers from the
Royal Society, is able to track 24 facial points. Twenty facial movements
-- head nods and eyebrow movements included -- are already identifiable.
The computer will analyze facial expressions to try and read the user's
thoughts.
The system has already progressed to the point where it is able to deal with
the variation and differences in the size and shape of people's faces.
Actors are being used to try and further enhance the capabilities of the
computer system by making different facial expressions. The exhibit will
offer another opportunity for the research teams to gather additional facial
expressions.
There are a number of possible uses for "emotionally aware" computer
systems -- Medical research, driving skill improvement, aiding people with
autism and advertisement design are some of the examples of potential uses for
the technology. For example, with help from researchers at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a wearable version of the system is
being developed for medical research purposes. The headset is designed to
notice other people's moods and then transmit the information to the
wearer.
"When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song." -- Sony BMG attorney Jennifer Pariser
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