Great to have been involved in the writing and production of this new report. ‘Affective computing’ is about digital tools to track emotions – if you’re smiling enough on a Zoom call, or if your eyeballs are on your screen like a good worker’s should be.
Linked with other data – biometrics, sickness etc – algorithmic management systems can start to infer things about a person’s attitude, skills, and engagement – and start to make automated decisions based on these.
All of which is kind of Big Brother… but is actually happening. The report highlights the serious gaps in regulation and governance, and the lack of protections too. And with Musk pushing ahead with Neuralink, suddenly we’re in a context of neurosurveillance, where risks and rights need a major rethink.
Hope you enjoy reading. MAKE SURE YOU SMILE WHEN YOU DO. Who knows who’s watching 🙂
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