In June 2024, The Guardian published an insightful article — “Are you 80% angry and 2% sad? Why ‘emotional AI’ is fraught with problems.”
It raises essential questions:
Can AI truly read emotions? And if it can, should it?
The article highlights the risks of emotional AI — bias, misinterpretation, and manipulation — and warns that “AI that claims to read our feelings may enhance user experience, but is fraught with dangers of misuse.”
At ConsentPlace, this is precisely where our technology — and philosophy — differ.
We believe Emotional Intelligence must empower, not exploit.
🔶 1. From Prediction to Permission.
While many systems try to guess emotions, we use declared emotional signals, not invasive sensors.
Our Emotional Intelligence is built with the user, not on the user.
🔶 2. From Bias to Balance.
The Guardian warns that emotion models often reflect cultural or gender bias.
Our Empathy Engine continuously monitors emotional outputs to stay inclusive and neutral, ensuring accuracy across demographics and contexts.
🔶 3. From Manipulation to Meaning.
Where others might turn emotion detection into marketing pressure, ConsentPlace transforms it into relational intelligence — reading context to guide, reassure, and connect authentically.
The result: users feel respected, not profiled.
Emotional AI, Done Right.
The Guardian sees the danger of emotion analysis without ethics.
ConsentPlace delivers the proof that empathy and compliance can coexist — responsibly, beautifully, and at scale.
Because the future of Emotional AI isn’t about knowing what people feel. It’s about helping them feel understood.
Attribution:
This post references insights from “Are you 80% angry and 2% sad? Why ‘emotional AI’ is fraught with problems,”published by The Guardian on June 23 2024. © Guardian News & Media Limited 2024. All rights reserved.
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