Emotion AI: A possible path to thought policing

We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. A recent VentureBeat article referenced Gartner analyst Whit Andrews saying that more and more companies are entering an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is an aspect of every new project. One such AI application uses facial recognition to analyze expressions based on a person's faceprint to detect their internal emotions or feelings, motivations and attitudes. Known as emotion AI or affective computing, this application is based on the theory of "basic emotions" [$], which states that people everywhere communicate six basic internal emotional states -- happiness, surprise, fear, disgust, anger and sadness -- using the same facial movements based on our biological and evolutionary origins. On the surface, this assumption seems reasonable, as facial expressions are an essential aspect of nonverbal communications.