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Can Machine Learning Guess True Emotions From Facial Microexpressions? (cmu.edu)

jbmartin6 writes: Microexpressions are fast, involuntary facial expressions which other people may not consciously recognize, but arise from our real emotions instead of the face we wish to present to the world. Carnegie Mellon University released an interesting blog entry about new approaches to using computers to recognize these microexpressions with a focus on the security and military applications. If you haven't taped over the cameras on your devices, it might be time to start thinking about it. Just imagine how advertisers would (mis)use this sort of technology.
"Our approach uses machine learning features that treat the whole face as a canvas," writes the lead researcher, adding "One challenge we faced for this project was finding a dataset with accurately labeled data to establish ground truth.

"Few existing databases capture subjects' suppressed reactions...."

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  1. Re:Lie Detectors by Nutria · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just wait until SJWs use this micro-expression detector to prosecute white heterosexual men for micro-aggressions.

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  2. Re:Lie Detectors by gweihir · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hahhaha, indeed. But since SJWs are aggressive all the time (one could even argue that SJWs are people that never mastered their aggressions) , this could tragically backfire.

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