Your Cybertutor Wants to Confuse You—for Your Own Good
By Avi Wolfman-Arent. Picture this: You’re seated across the table from your organic-chemistry tutor. She presents you with a particularly tough problem. Exasperated, you force a thin half-smile. The tutor reads your facial cues, senses your frustration, and offers reassurance. Now imagine this: Your tutor is a camera-equipped computer capable of reading, analyzing, and reacting to your emotions. More...