Emotional AI and gen Z: The attitude towards new technology and its concerns

AI has ubiquitous presence in technology. Yet, it had been lacking a crucial feature: the ability to engage human emotions. Algorithms that can sense human emotions and interact with them are quickly becoming mainstream as they come embedded in existing systems. Known as "emotional AI," the new technology achieves this feat through a process called "non-conscious data collection"(NCDC), in which the algorithm collects data on the user's heart and respiration rate, voice tones, micro-facial expressions, gestures, etc. to analyze their moods and personalize its response accordingly. However, the unregulated nature of this technology has raised many ethical and privacy concerns.