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		jcelerier on April 7, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Time to regulate AI that interprets human emotions... > is your point that we shouldn't ever try to assess someone's emotion in decision making, whether it's a person or machine deciding? isn't that a pretty sane and basic assumption ?

Rule35 on April 8, 2021 [–]

No, I think I'll still assess the hitchhikers I pick up.

Seriously though, especially with individuals, why shouldn't you use all the information available, if it produces results even an iota better than blind acceptance (and for most people, their empathic-sense does)?

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