a group of researchers from the commonwealth institute for integration circuits are teaching computers to read human emotions what technology advances open up possibilities they also give rise to unintended developments. of course of first and foremost you have to ask how these technologies are going to be applied. you have to set clear boundaries and establish press what is permissible ethically and legally. so yes we give a lot of consideration to the ethical legal and social impact of our research. picked from. hoover got us and his team are working with program similar to those in california they hope to develop intelligent systems which can detect for example when nursing home residents who can't speak are in pain but other researchers demonstrate how this technology can be used for less benign purposes. by lift