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Sorry. Am I boring you?
30 March 2006
Posted by Sean McManus
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a system for interpreting body language so that it can warn people if they're being boring, according to the BBC. A camera on a pair of glasses picks up images of how someone is responding to your conversation. If they're showing signs of boredom, a device in your hand vibrates. It has apparently been developed to assist those with autism, who can find it hard to interpret other people's feelings.
The BBC said it was right 64% of the time when tested on the general public, which is probably a technical triumph but some way from a system you could rely upon.
Before posting this story, I did double check the date in case I had lost a couple of days. Following yesterday's story about people being buried with mobile phones, and today's story about a personal computer that tells you if you're being boring, we can hardly wait to read the news on Saturday 1 April.
The BBC said it was right 64% of the time when tested on the general public, which is probably a technical triumph but some way from a system you could rely upon.
Before posting this story, I did double check the date in case I had lost a couple of days. Following yesterday's story about people being buried with mobile phones, and today's story about a personal computer that tells you if you're being boring, we can hardly wait to read the news on Saturday 1 April.
# posted by Sean McManus at 12:30 PM 
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