Emotion recognition technology is transforming not just industries like robotics, gaming and automotives, but also our understanding of human behaviour

Teaching machines how to think and behave like human beings is no longer a novelty in the digital age. But as artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to advance, the reverse is starting to happen – machines are teaching us more and more about ourselves, and helping us to understand the subtle nuances of human behaviour.

Consider emotion recognition, a fast-growing field in the AI world. Machines today are learning how to read faces,…