Emotion recognition is mostly ineffective. Why are companies still investing in it?
Its underlying premise is disputed, but many are still drawn in by emotion recognition's 'mind reading' allure.
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Greg Noone
Greg Noone is a feature writer for Tech Monitor. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Guardian and Outside.
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