This article describes a partnership between Intel and and a company called Classroom Technologies, which sells Class, virtual school software that runs on top of Zoom, to integrate an AI-based technology "which Intel claims its system can detect whether students are bored, distracted or confused by assessing their facial expressions and how they're interacting with educational content." If you're wondering why a startup would gain such traction, its co-founder and CEO is Michael Chasen, formerly of Blackboard fame. The usual criticisms are raised, including the assertion that emotions are too complex to classify with one-word labels, and that their expression varies from culture to culture. To me, it's more important to ask whether the company would conduct itself ethically, which could be a challenge. This article offers a good thorough look at the plan, which is still in the vaporware stages.
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