Pitfalls of Affective Computing: How can the automatic visual communication of emotions lead to harm, and what can be done to mitigate such risks?Visa övriga samt affilieringar
2018 (Engelska)Ingår i: WWW '18 Companion Proceedings of the The Web Conference 2018, New York, NY: ACM Publications, 2018, s. 1563-1566Konferensbidrag, Publicerat paper (Refereegranskat)
Abstract [en]
What would happen in a world where people could "see'' others' hidden emotions directly through some visualizing technology Would lies become uncommon and would we understand each other better Or to the contrary, would such forced honesty make it impossible for a society to exist The science fiction television show Black Mirror has exposed a number of darker scenarios in which such futuristic technologies, by blurring the lines of what is private and what is not, could also catalyze suffering. Thus, the current paper first turns an eye towards identifying some potential pitfalls in emotion visualization which could lead to psychological or physical harm, miscommunication, and disempowerment. Then, some countermeasures are proposed and discussed--including some level of control over what is visualized and provision of suitably rich emotional information comprising intentions--toward facilitating a future in which emotion visualization could contribute toward people's well-being. The scenarios presented here are not limited to web technologies, since one typically thinks about emotion recognition primarily in the context of direct contact. However, as interfaces develop beyond today's keyboard and monitor, more information becomes available also at a distance--for example, speech-to-text software could evolve to annotate any dictated text with a speaker's emotional state.
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New York, NY: ACM Publications, 2018. s. 1563-1566
Nyckelord [en]
Affective computing, emotion visualization, Black Mirror, privacy, ethics, intention recognition
Nationell ämneskategori
Robotteknik och automation
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-37664DOI: 10.1145/3184558.3191611ISI: 000692102800286Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85079709702OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-37664DiVA, id: diva2:1235482
Konferens
The Web Conference 2018 (WWW '18), Lyon, France, April 23-27, 2018
Projekt
CAISR 2010/0271
Forskningsfinansiär
KK-stiftelsen, CAISR 2010/0271
Anmärkning
Funding: Swedish Knowledge Foundation (CAISR 2010/0271 and Sidus AIR no. 20140220)
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