Abstract
As our relationship with machines becomes evermore intimate, we observe increasing efforts in the quantification of human emotion, which has historically generated unintended consequences. We acknowledge an amplification of this trend through recent technological developments that aim toward human-computer integration, and explore the dark patterns that may arise for integrating emotions with machinic processes through "machine_in_the_middle". Machine_in_the_middle is an interactive system in which a participant wears an electroencephalographic headset, and their neural activity is analysed to ascertain an approximation of their emotional state. Using electrical muscle stimulation their face is animated into an expression that corresponds with the output of the emotional recognition system. Through our work, we contribute the insight of three possible dark patterns that might emerge from emotional integration, including: reductionism of human emotion, disruptions of agency, and parasitic symbiosis. We hope that these insights inspire researchers and practitioners to approach human-computer integration more cautiously.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI'22 - Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Editors | Caroline Appert, David A. Shamma |
Place of Publication | New York NY USA |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450391566 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Event | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2022 - New Orleans, United States of America Duration: 29 Apr 2022 → 5 May 2022 Conference number: 40th https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3491102 (ACM Digital Library - proceedings) https://chi2022.acm.org/ (Website) https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3491101 (Extended Abstracts) |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2022 |
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Abbreviated title | CHI 2022 |
Country/Territory | United States of America |
City | New Orleans |
Period | 29/04/22 → 5/05/22 |
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Keywords
- Brain-computer interface
- EEG
- Electrical Muscle Stimulation
- Emotion detection
- Media Art