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Microsoft envisions ‘scoring’ meetings based on body language – Engadget
Microsoft has applied for a patent on technology that would score meetings based on body language and facial expressions.
This is just a patent application, and there’s no certainty that Microsoft will ever adopt the technology. GeekWire added that there aren’t any mentions of privacy protections, and that a Microsoft 365 “Productivity Score” feature introduced in October has drawn criticisms for allegedly enabling workplace surveillance. Microsoft would have to protect privacy and reassure workers that they won’t be fired for checking their text messages.
The application does line up with Microsoft’s increasing use…
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