inhuman

[Buckeye]

Very funny, I'm laughing out loud.

Maybe the Democrats should be included in the poll of greatest threats to humanity?

[Suff]

Amazon awarded a patent that detects your physical and/or emotional state.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for voice-based determination of physical and emotional characteristics of users.

From the application.

For example, one or more voice processing algorithms to determine whether a user has a sore throat may be selected for use on the voice data 136 based at least in part on the detection of the cough and/or the sniffle from the user.

Any number of voice processing algorithms and/or signal processing profiles may be selected and applied to the voice data 136 to determine the user's physical or emotional condition. Preliminary determinations, such as detections of a cough or other feature, may be made at the voice interaction device 110 in some embodiments.

A current physical and/or emotional condition of the user may facilitate the ability to provide highly targeted audio content, such as audio advertisements or promotions, to the user 130.

Image is from patent application.