This Computer May Be Too Smart

Developed in conjunction with researchers at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology, the computer uses a camera tocapture people's facial expressions and then applies sophisticatedpattern-matching technology to recognize emotions ranging fromconfusion to concentration.



The potential applications go wellbeyond an interesting experiment. Automakers, online retailers, andteachers are interested in the potential commercial and educationalbenefits of the mind-reading computer, which could enable the use ofmore personalized and adaptive products, services, and learningexperiences. It could even be a boon to people with autism or Aspergersyndrome, by helping them interpret the emotions of others.

Asimov was right. There is a God and its name is Energy. I can't wait.

"If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose tosave people on the basis of the totality of their lives and not thepattern of their words. I think he would prefer an honest and righteousatheist to a TV preacher whose every word is God, God, God, and whoseevery deed is foul, foul, foul." Asimov