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Apple Acquires Facial Expression Analysis Startup Emotient
Apple has purchased artificial intelligence startup Emotient, reports The Wall Street Journal. According to its website, Emotient uses artificial intelligence to read emotion through the analysis of facial expressions.
Emotient's technology was previously used by advertisers to determine emotional reactions to advertisements. It let advertisers know whether an ad was getting noticed, how people responded, and whether a reaction was positive or negative. The technology used cameras to capture video that was then analyzed to "learn about the customer's state of mind."
It isn't known what Apple will do with Emotient's technology, but the company has made two other semi-related acquisitions in recent months. In October, Apple purchased Perceptio, a startup focused on deep learning and image-recognition systems, and in September, Apple acquired real-time motion capture firm Faceshift, a company that worked on technology to capture facial expressions using 3D sensors.
Emotient's technology was previously used by advertisers to determine emotional reactions to advertisements. It let advertisers know whether an ad was getting noticed, how people responded, and whether a reaction was positive or negative. The technology used cameras to capture video that was then analyzed to "learn about the customer's state of mind."
Emotient is the leader in emotion detection and sentiment analysis, part of a neuromarketing wave that is driving a quantum leap in customer understanding. Our services quantify emotional response, leading to insights and actions that improves your products and how you market them.An Apple spokesperson confirmed the acquisition to The Wall Street Journal with its standard acquisition statement: "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans."
It isn't known what Apple will do with Emotient's technology, but the company has made two other semi-related acquisitions in recent months. In October, Apple purchased Perceptio, a startup focused on deep learning and image-recognition systems, and in September, Apple acquired real-time motion capture firm Faceshift, a company that worked on technology to capture facial expressions using 3D sensors.
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32 months ago
What for? People now talk through Kimoji (Kim Kardashian's Emoji App).
Some people reading this:
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32 months ago
Stuff like this worries me. I'm going to put a black piece of tape over my front facing camera.
32 months ago
My iphone can sense my disappointment with Apple on things like the long refreshes of the Mac Pro and Mac Mini when she asks what's wrong.
32 months ago
They're going to use this at the iPhone 7 reveal to detect the crowd's reaction to the 16GB entry-level model.
32 months ago
Apple could use this to judge how satisfied we actually are with our iPhones. ;)
32 months ago
The women in the photo is having PMS and those emotions are happening within a span of about 30 minutes.
32 months ago
Cook better start practicing his sad face, he will need it when he is fired soon
Under the guidance of Tim Cook, Apple had another record year, generating $233.7 billion in sales, an increase of 28 percent over 2014 and a new high for the company.
Reference: //www.macrumors.com/2016/01/06/apple-ceo-tim-cook-2015-salaryTim isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
32 months ago
Maybe Apple will go all "Sneakers" and implement "My face is my passport, verify me" and allow you to unlock your device with facial or finger print identification.
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