Computerized System Differentiates Between Smiles of Joy and Smiles of Frustration

Cambridge, MA (Scicasts) – Do you smile when you’re frustrated? Most people think they don’t ― but they actually do, a new study from MIT has found. What’s more, it turns out that computers programmed with the latest information from this research do a better job of differentiating smiles of delight and frustration than human observers do.