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I just happened upon tthis article while eating huevos rancheros in sunny Burbank CA:
New Computer System Can Read Your Emotions
The system works by analyzing acoustic patterns, like speed of speech and number of pauses and it seems perfectly reasonable that a computer could 'outsmart' me in my lifetime. Thus leads to a clarification of what outsmart really means, because what the system does, if it works exceptionatly well, is exactly what the human system does, so quickly we don't even realize its happening. Its a worthwhile experiment to see how much tone of voice can influence the way people respond to you. We naturally turn away from stress cases and towards more energizing or relaxed sensibilities.
Though its a skill psychologists specialize in, I think reading people should be taught alongside the written word.
And it occured to me that indeed, this system could 'outsmart' us, first and foremost because the skill its being optimized for is not one that western culture has prided itself on excelling in.
As these new iterations of intelligence arise, its a priviledge to be able to look back at the human system and attempt to recognize what its naturally optimized for. To forget the skills we posses as a biological birthright would be a terrible waste of intelligence.
Original article with love from Candilejas (home of the best huevos rancheros I have ever had)
http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/22/new-computer-system-can-read-your-emotions-will-probably-be-ann/&category=classic&postPage=1
New Computer System Can Read Your Emotions
The system works by analyzing acoustic patterns, like speed of speech and number of pauses and it seems perfectly reasonable that a computer could 'outsmart' me in my lifetime. Thus leads to a clarification of what outsmart really means, because what the system does, if it works exceptionatly well, is exactly what the human system does, so quickly we don't even realize its happening. Its a worthwhile experiment to see how much tone of voice can influence the way people respond to you. We naturally turn away from stress cases and towards more energizing or relaxed sensibilities.
Though its a skill psychologists specialize in, I think reading people should be taught alongside the written word.
And it occured to me that indeed, this system could 'outsmart' us, first and foremost because the skill its being optimized for is not one that western culture has prided itself on excelling in.
As these new iterations of intelligence arise, its a priviledge to be able to look back at the human system and attempt to recognize what its naturally optimized for. To forget the skills we posses as a biological birthright would be a terrible waste of intelligence.
Original article with love from Candilejas (home of the best huevos rancheros I have ever had)
http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/22/new-computer-system-can-read-your-emotions-will-probably-be-ann/&category=classic&postPage=1
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