Apple buys face analysis startup Emotient to boost AI tech

Roland Moore-Colyer
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Face emotion analysis could find its way into the Siri virtual assistant

Apple has acquired artificial intelligence (AI) startup Emotient in a move suggesting that the company wants to add face pattern analysis to the Siri virtual assistant. Emotient provides techno...

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