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By Joseph Menn and Jeffrey Dastin

Dec 13 2019 12:00PM

No justification for use, NYU researchers say.

Researchers criticise AI software that predicts emotions

A prominent group of researchers alarmed by the harmful social effects of artificial intelligence called Thursday for a ban on automated analysis of facial expressions in hiring and other major decisions. The AI Now Institute at New York University said action against such software-driven ...

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