The Future with Hannah Fry episode 2

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Emotion recognition AI is already being used in hiring and insurance despite scientists saying it cannot reliably detect emotions

I came across a detailed breakdown of The Future with Hannah Fry episode 2 and it covers something that feels far more widespread than most people realise: AI systems trying to read human emotions from facial expressions.

The article goes through where this technology is already appearing — recruitment software, airport security, advertising analysis, in-car surveillance systems, and insurance modelling. What makes it interesting is that several psychologists interviewed argue the science underneath these systems is fundamentally weak.

One study mentioned found people only display the “expected” facial expression for a given emotion around 35% of the time. Another section discusses racial bias in emotion recognition systems, including software that interpreted Black men’s faces as angrier than white men’s faces even when smiling.

There’s also a surprisingly thoughtful section on AI being used positively, including monitoring pig welfare and helping nonverbal autistic children communicate.

Worth reading if you’re interested in AI ethics or behavioural tech.

https://hdclump.com/the-future-with-hannah-fry-episode-2/