Emotional recognition technology usage and its implications Technology United States

Emotional recognition technology usage under scrutiny

Affection recognition technology, commonly known as emotional recognition technology has been increasing in popularity in its usage. The artificial intelligence branch can detect and predict human emotions from images or motion pictures. The technology, however, has come under scrutiny on whether it should be used in formal settings to judge people’s emotions. AI Now Institute, […]

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Benin stolen artifacts of 1897 sparks massive public education on national treasures

Benin stolen artifacts have still not been returned to their rightful owners a century after they were taken from the African continent. This issue resurfaced on the occasion of the plan to build a royal museum to house Africa’s national treasures. The delay in repatriation due to the Nigerian government’s ineffective policy of quiet diplomacy […]

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Chinese University welcomes returning students with tighter security

Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been reopened as returning students are welcomed to their various colleges with tighter security and access controls after their institution suffered severe damages during the Hong Kong protests and occupation of Universities. Since the siege at Polytechnic University, the academic institution opened this week, but the environment students […]

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Malaysian Prime Minister focuses on STEM as Education Minister

Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been named the acting Education Minister after the resignation of previous education minister, Dr. Maszlee Malik. Observers predict he will focus more on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) study to the detriment of social studies, arts and humanities fields seen by the older generation as a waste of […]

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University of Balochistan students incriminate school official to sex scandal

University of Balochistan lecturers have come under fire again as claims from its female students have increased regarding harassment and blackmail used by the school officials to demand sex. The case had come to light recently when the Balochistan High Court (BHC) directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate reports of students being harassed […]

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Upcoming salary increase draws mixed emotions from teachers

Teachers are thankful and at the same time dismayed on the salary increase scheme presented by the government for 2020. Salary increase for all government employees PHILIPPINES –  Government employees are welcoming 2020 with an expected salary increase. All government employees will receive a gradual increase in their salary, starting in January 2020 until 2023. The […]