Microsoft to remove emotion recognition features from its facial recognition tech
Microsoft is to remove emotion recognition features from its facial recognition tech. The tech giant - which currently uses AI technology to determine emotions" displayed by users of various devices - is to eradicate the feature due to concerns of "lack of scientific consensus ". Natasha Crampton, Microsoft’s chief responsible AI officer, wrote in a blog post: "Experts inside and outside the company have highlighted the lack of scientific consensus on the definition of 'emotions,' the challenges in how inferences generalize across use cases, regions, and demographics, and the heightened privac...