Software is available that developers claim can measure the emotions revealed on a person’s face. If it’s accurate and could be used discretely on some kind of personal device or Google Glass, future negotiators could have real time input on the emotions the other party is showing. This could change how a negotiation is done.
Microsoft has a new app that reportedly can measure feelings exhibited on a person’s face when a photo is taken. It breaks up the image of the face into emotional constituents and develops a score concerning anger, contempt, disgust, fear, happiness, neutral, sadness and surprise. The app has a learning process that builds its predictions over time. The more photos it reads, the more it will improve (software updates over time should also help).
