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Computers That Feel our Mood
Roland Piquepaille writes "It certainly happened to you to be so frustrated by the 'reactions' of your computer that you wanted to break it. And the computer industry has noticed, trying to build hardware and software as user-friendly as possible. Still, it would be a good idea for your computer to guess when you're about to become mad at it. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany are working on computers that estimate our emotions. Their solution involves cameras and image analysis, but also special gloves equipped with sensors to record your heartbeat and breathing rate, your blood pressure or your skin temperature. And even if it's difficult to train a computer to interpret emotions, they have enough confidence in their system to demonstrate it at the next CeBIT in March 2006."
Because you can kick'em when they piss you off.
You seem depressed Dave, perhaps you would like to look at some porn?
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
Seems like the perfect way to one day allow AI's to defend themselves from being unplugged, go nuts, and stab a few people. Destroy, destroy!
HAL: "I think you are. Your heart rate is really high."
HAL: "Your breathing is heavy."
HAL: "Dave...........no Dave, no!"
HAL: "Dave, that is just wrong!"
Now, why would I want a computer that could sense stuff?
It's either on the beat or off the beat, it's that easy.
I moderate therefore I rule!
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You can hold down the "B" button for continuous firing.
Reminds me of a movie about MS Clippy
http://homepage.mac.com/the_macman/clippy.mpg
neat idea. I can install coloured leds at the back of my monitor - as I get angry and frustrated for example, it emits a red glow.
:o)
So thats just red leds then
I rather like the idea. I'd know when not to talk to co-workers...
Open Source Drum Kit, LPLC deve board - mjhdesigns.com
And then what .... duck?
What about situations like this?
Clippy says upon that detection condition:
You seem aroused. Would you like to:
-Look at porn?
-Shut down computer to sleep with wife?
-Suggest online dating sites to find a girlfriend?
-Display Margaret Thatcher to continue working?
Saskboy's blog is good. 9 out of 10 dentists agree.
Well, I, for one welcome our new mood-sensing digital overlords. --- "Do the dumb things I gotta do... touch the puppet head." (TMBG, c.1985)
The Admin and the Engineer
i'm afraid it'll be worse than that.
user - ls, HAL.
HAL - you seem depressed.
user - I just want to see what files are in this directory.
HAL - Yes, but I'm programmed to respond to your moods.
user - My mood doesn't matter right now... I have work to do. Please show me a directory listing.
HAL - Now, you seem frustrated. Do you want to talk about it?
user - No, god dammit, I just want to see what files are in this directory. ls, god dammit!
HAL - I think you are angry.
user - I KNOW I'm angry. That doesn't matter!
HAL - Since you have become angry while working with me, your productivity is likely to be low. I'm going to turn off for a while, and you can take a cool-down break, so that you can work at peak efficiency.
user - WE JUST DID THAT! HAL? HAL! Are you there? Fuck You!!!
etc... I mean, really, what good is it if a computer knows my emotional state? I tell it what to do, and I expect it to do what I say, not try to make me feel better. If the computer pops up extra help screens and shit because it can see I'm frustrated witha program, then that's just a random unpredictable interruption that prevents my learning how to use the program well. Either I've read the docs, and they suck, so helping me will be useless, or I'm somebody who doesn't read the docs, in which case helping me will be useless.
"If the screen is blue, so are you."
I never understood people who break their computer when it crashes.... Too rich?
Orange county chopper computer crash
So, my Computer will automaticly reboot if I accidently started Windows ???
This is really good news to hear !
kindly regards daniel
Mood sensors are nice and all. But I want an integrated breath tester.
"I'm sorry.. I have detected you're blind drunk. No, I am not going to let you send an email to your ex-girlfriend."
"No, nor your boss."
"You really think I'm going to let you log in to [MMO here] and screw up that character you've just spent the last six months building up?"