An "emotionally aware" computer being developed by MIT and Cambridge

[Linley Meslier]

MIT and Cambridge are developing a computer that will be able to read our minds by just analyzing our facial movements. Isn't this just mind-boggling.

"The system we have developed allows a wide range of mental states to be identified just by pointing a video camera at someone," said Professor Peter Robinson of Cambridge University in England."

"Imagine a computer that could pick the right emotional moment to try to sell you something, a future where mobile phones, cars and Web sites could read our mind and react to our moods," he added.

It could also be useful in online teaching to show whether someone understands what is being explained and in improving road safety by determining whether a driver is confused, bored or tired.

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