A Program That Can Spot Real and Fake Smiles [VIDEO]

Source: International Business Times

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a computer system that can detect and differentiate between smiles of joy and smiles of frustration. To see if the computer co ...
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Computerized System Recognizes Smiles of Delight and Frustration

Source: SciTech Daily

Can you tell which of these smiles is showing happiness? Or which one is the result of frustration? A computer system developed at MIT can. The answer: The smile on the right is the sign of frustration. Images courtesy of Hoque et al. Engine ...
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Next Up in Kinect-Style Motion Sensing: Ultrasound?

Source: Popular Mechanics

Gesture-based controls have become so widespread they seem almost mundane. We casually flip through photos on our smartphones and have no problem swinging our arms back and forth in front of an Xbox Kinect ...
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WiSE-MNet: An Experimental Environment for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks

Source: BNET

The authors propose a simulation environment for networks for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (WMSNs), i.e. networks with sensors capturing complex vectorial data, such as for example video and audio. The proposed simulation environm ...
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Computers better at spotting fake smiles than humans

Source: The Telegraph

Mohammed Ehsan Hoque, an expert in developing computers which can respond tyo human emotions, said: "Getting the timing right is very crucial if you want to be perceived as sincere and genuine with your smiles." His team's vide ...
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Blind Self Portrait

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Kyle McDonald and Matt Mets' machine does exactly what it says on the tin. You grab a pen, place your hand on the machine's surface and then close your eyes. Thereafter, the machine guides the your hand to draw a , using computer vision t ...
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Now Skynet can tell when you fake a smile

Source: CNET

System developed by MIT researchers can tell the difference between smiles of delight and frustration. It may help in autism therapy. (Credit: Video screenshot by Tim Hornyak/CNET) In the future panopticon society of all-seeing robots, don't coun ...
Full article at: CNET  More like this  2 days ago, 12:58pm CDT