Who would have thought that they'd create technology to detect socially awkward behavior, but that's just what DARPA has done. They call it the Assessment of Asymmetric Social Indicators project. Now that's quite a mouthful. The project uses voice-sensing technology and body language-reading algorithms to detect anti-social behavior. When I first read this I thought to myself, what could possibly be the point? But this technology is used to find unsocialized individuals in the military. The purpose is to prevent conflict from breaking out between soldiers and civilians out in the field. I wonder how relevant this technology will be years from now, and if it will continue to be put to use for new reasons.
http://techland.time.com/2011/12/05/darpa-develops-technology-to-single-out-the-socially-awkward/
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