The computer will see you now (original) (raw)
A virtual shrink may sometimes be better than the real thing
ELLIE is a psychologist, and a damned good one at that. Smile in a certain way, and she knows precisely what your smile means. Develop a nervous tic or tension in an eye, and she instantly picks up on it. She listens to what you say, processes every word, works out the meaning of your pitch, your tone, your posture, everything. She is at the top of her game but, according to a new study, her greatest asset is that she is not human.
This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “The computer will see you now”
From the August 16th 2014 edition
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