On the other hand, I want this app so I can just read what people are trying to say with subtle facial expressions. Ah yes, head tilted down with left eyebrow raised: they want me to move aside!
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Most of my life, I’ve had people scrutinizing me and believing my emotions to be inauthentic because I didn’t contort my face in the precise manner they expect of people feeling a particular emotion.
Given that AI is well documented to reproduce existing biases found in the training data, I’m betting that this is extra assholish to autistic people.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Botox will produce unteresting results. I’m definitely getting some if I ever go back to the office. Hopefully, people will not see me scowl afterwards.
YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Urelated to the original post, but my old man is autistic (undiagnosed, but we’re all pretty sure), and I find the notion that his emotions are not facially conveyed quite heartening.
He seldom smiles - although when he does it’s genuine. I think we as a family have sometimes made the mistake of projecting emotion into his often expressionless face, and assuming negative ones.
It’s easy to conclude that he’s indifferent or bored, when he’s maybe just not naturally able to convey what he’s feeling through expression, which I hadn’t really considered.