*Information commissioner warns firms over ‘emotional analysis’
technologies*
/Companies ‘should not make meaningful decisions based on technology not
backed by science’//
//The regulator will be publishing guidance on how to use biometric
technologies in spring 2023.//
/
Alex Hern
Tue 25 Oct 2022
The information commissioner has warned companies to steer clear of
“emotional analysis” technologies or face fines, because of the
“pseudoscientific” nature of the field.
It’s the first time the regulator has issued a blanket warning on the
ineffectiveness of a new technology, said Stephen Bonner, the deputy
commissioner, but one that is justified by the harm that could be caused
if companies made meaningful decisions based on meaningless data.
“There’s a lot of investment and engagement around biometric attempts to
detect emotion,” he said. Such technologies attempt to infer information
about mental states using data such as the shininess of someone’s skin,
or fleeting “micro expressions” on their faces.
“Unfortunately, these technologies don’t seem to be backed by science,”
Bonner said.
[...]
continua qui:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/25/information-commissioner-warns-firms-over-emotional-analysis-technologies
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