Comments on: What If Your Company Had an In-house Smile Detector?

By: JonBishop

JonBishop — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:49:32 +0000

I think we can learn to pretend to smile like we can learn to pass lie detector tests. Genuine smiles are obviously best but I am still curious if a fake smile can in turn draw real smiles and turn that fake smile into a real one. Understand what I'm getting at. I fake smile around my parents significant others all the time. They real smile back at me and I smile at the fact my parents are smiling.

I would never require anyone to smile if they didn't want to, but it's an interesting thought.

(Too much smiling happening here for me, lol)

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:39:51 +0000

@Jon Well it's good that you're an avid smiler! Do you think they will learn to pretend how to smile? Is a forced smile better than a genuine one? Maybe. It depends on how good you are at reading people and faking it doesn't always go over too well. Thanks for sharing!

By: JonBishop

JonBishop — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:33:03 +0000

People will get better at learning how to pretend to smile is all. You can't control the mood of a person who is just having a bad day. But then again, maybe pretending to be in a good mood will attract others in a good mood therefor putting you in a good mood.

Either way, I would win that game constantly. I want to try so I can go for the high score

By: JonBishop

JonBishop — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:49:32 +0000

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:39:51 +0000

By: JonBishop

JonBishop — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:33:03 +0000

Either way, I would win that game constantly. I want to try so I can go for the high score

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:22:01 +0000

@Carlos Great perception and view. “How can we let technology rule what we should feel?” We shouldn't. There are so many things that could pop up in life and sometimes, you just have a bad day. This smile detector was viewed a progress in the workplace, but I agree with you, that it's not progress for human to human interaction. Why let a machine dub how humans should interact? It doesn't have a heart and it's mechanical without feelings…

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:18:50 +0000

@Brett Far out is right. I'm not sure I would ever want that smile detector, it's far too mechanical and as @Carlos said, what if something horrible happens to you and you're judged in that moment when you're just struggling to get by on that day. It's an interesting thought and it also shows what we are willing to compromise for work. Thanks for stopping by!

By: Carlos Miceli

Carlos Miceli — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:35:19 +0000

I think this is terrible.

How can we let technology rule what we should feel? So, if you lose your family in an accident, you better show up happy or you are fired.

I agree that attitude is important, but that's something that people should judge.

What's interesting, is the effect this could have on society if it scales. Are you feeling miserable? Let's see how you feel once we let you go.

How is this progress, I just don't get it...

By: Brett Borders

Brett Borders — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:53:00 +0000

That's pretty far out. I don't think I'd want to have my smile measured unless the company was going above and beyond in their commitment to my true happiness (not doughnuts on Friday and a $20 gift card at the holiday party).