“The Problem of the Adjective”

“The Problem of the Adjective”

The realm of the voice and the realm of the affective often share the distinction of the ineffable. Over the past 5-10 years, there has been a proliferation of scientific research and commercial products focused on the measurement of affect in the voice, attempting to codify and quantify that which...

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Main Author: Feldman, Jessica
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Anglais
Published: Transposition 2017
Subjects:
sound studies
affective computing
listening
surveillance studies
new media
affect studies
risk economy
Online Access:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:transposition_1640 https://doi.org/10.4000/transposition.1640 urn:doi:10.4000/transposition.1640 en https://journals.openedition.org/transposition/1640 2017-03-31T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/lmba https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ “The Problem of the Adjective” Transposition Éditions de l’EHESS info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2110-6134 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/transposition Feldman, Jessica sound studies affective computing listening surveillance studies new media affect studies risk economy The realm of the voice and the realm of the affective often share the distinction of the ineffable. Over the past 5-10 years, there has been a proliferation of scientific research and commercial products focused on the measurement of affect in the voice, attempting to codify and quantify that which previously had been understood as beyond language. Following similar work regarding the digital detection of facial expressions of emotion, this form of signal capture monitors data “below the surface,” deriving information about the subject’s intentions, objectives, or emotions by monitoring the voice signal for parameters such as timing, volume, pitch changes, and timbral fluctuation. Products claim to detect the mood, personality, truthfulness, confidence, mental health, and investability quotient of a speaker, based on the acoustic component of their voice. This software is being used in a range of applications, from targeted surveillance, mental health diagnoses, and benefits administration to credit management. A study of code, schematics, and patents reveals how this software imagines human subjectivity, and how such recognition is molded by, and in service of, the risk economy; revealing an evolution from truth-telling, to diagnostic, to predictive forms of listening.
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topic sound studies
affective computing
listening
surveillance studies
new media
affect studies
risk economy
spellingShingle sound studies
affective computing
listening
surveillance studies
new media
affect studies
risk economy
Feldman, Jessica
“The Problem of the Adjective”
description The realm of the voice and the realm of the affective often share the distinction of the ineffable. Over the past 5-10 years, there has been a proliferation of scientific research and commercial products focused on the measurement of affect in the voice, attempting to codify and quantify that which previously had been understood as beyond language. Following similar work regarding the digital detection of facial expressions of emotion, this form of signal capture monitors data “below the surface,” deriving information about the subject’s intentions, objectives, or emotions by monitoring the voice signal for parameters such as timing, volume, pitch changes, and timbral fluctuation. Products claim to detect the mood, personality, truthfulness, confidence, mental health, and investability quotient of a speaker, based on the acoustic component of their voice. This software is being used in a range of applications, from targeted surveillance, mental health diagnoses, and benefits administration to credit management. A study of code, schematics, and patents reveals how this software imagines human subjectivity, and how such recognition is molded by, and in service of, the risk economy; revealing an evolution from truth-telling, to diagnostic, to predictive forms of listening.
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