New special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing on the ethics of Affective Computing is out
A shout-out to the new special issue of IEEE TAC. If you have any interest in using Affective Computing you must be interested in the ethics of this - whether it relates to using tech that might have conceptual or practical issues that might affect people, or whether one should dig in places where people do not want to share how they feel, up to making business with other people's affect - there are numerous facets. Check out the issue ...
3/12/20241 min read
Check out the special issue of IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing on Ethics in Affective Computing here - I am very happy to know that some of my reflections helped nudge the topic slightly. I have boiled down in recent years one of my messages to "Not every person who smiles is happy". This might sound trivial, but it is not if tech equals smile with happiness and uses this to sell product or services. Michel Valstar writes on the story behind the special issue here and graciously refers to my talk in Memphis 14 years ago.
