This speech recognition software supposedly analyzes your voice to see if you are mentally ill. It recognizes “voice biomarkers” to identify anxiety, depression, and other conditions
Kintsugi CEO Grace Chang said: “From as little as 20 seconds of free-form speech, we’re able to detect with 80% accuracy if somebody is struggling with depression or anxiety.”
I’m thinking this is complete crap. I’m thinking it wouldn’t be able to tell “mental illness” from drunk, tired, or normal southern accent.
And to label someone based on this is criminally foolhardy. And it could easily become a tool for government to say they are confining you for your own good. We don’t want this.
But read the article, you might learn something.
Invasive tech analyzes your voice for signs of mental illness- Call centers are already testing it.
Based on the criteria stated in the article, I can determine mental illness by how people speak. Low volume, hesitations, long pauses, etc. all indicate a struggle with communication, and probably some emotional disturbances. If this technology is approved for use, then all speeches made by elected politicians should be run through it, and the results made available to the public. That should let them know the real nature of their leaders.