Apple wants to know if you’re happy or sad as part of its latest software update. Who will this benefit?

Sat, 14 Oct 2023 11:41:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/apple-wants-to-know-if-youre-happy-or-sad-as-part-of-its-latest-software-update-who-will-this-benefit-210789>

"Apple’s iOS 17 operating system is expected to drop any day. The software
update comes with several new features, including a tool for daily mood and
emotion logging – a technique known to emotion researchers as “experience
sampling”.

Although there are caveats, certain mental health studies have shown that
regularly recording one’s feelings can be useful. However, given the vast
amount of health data Apple already allows its customers to record, why does it
also want to record their subjective feelings? And how helpful might this be
for users?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

Comment via email

Home E-Mail Sponsors Index Search About Us