Fred Callaway
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That makes sense, thanks!
October 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
That makes sense, thanks!
Against better judgment, I will ask a sincere question. Why is this best understood as trivializing rather than normalizing? I’m assuming it’s not literally the POS but instead using the term to describe common patterns of thought and behavior; is that right?
October 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Against better judgment, I will ask a sincere question. Why is this best understood as trivializing rather than normalizing? I’m assuming it’s not literally the POS but instead using the term to describe common patterns of thought and behavior; is that right?
If you include emotion recognition in "physiognomy", sure—but that's an unusual use of the term. If (1) people with PTSD have a different distribution of emotional responses and (2) emotional state can be inferred from facial expression, then it follows that one can infer PTSD from images.
July 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
If you include emotion recognition in "physiognomy", sure—but that's an unusual use of the term. If (1) people with PTSD have a different distribution of emotional responses and (2) emotional state can be inferred from facial expression, then it follows that one can infer PTSD from images.
Completely agree. I just think it’s in all of our interests if we are as precise as possible when criticizing irresponsible use of AI. The cultural bias point is a strong one. I’m less sure about the blanket statement that a statistical model can’t do what’s claimed here *in principle*.
July 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Completely agree. I just think it’s in all of our interests if we are as precise as possible when criticizing irresponsible use of AI. The cultural bias point is a strong one. I’m less sure about the blanket statement that a statistical model can’t do what’s claimed here *in principle*.
I must be misunderstanding you, but don’t people detect emotion (internal mental state) from facial expression all the time?
July 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I must be misunderstanding you, but don’t people detect emotion (internal mental state) from facial expression all the time?