Wi-fi waves can indicate your emotions

Instead of attaching a signal transmission line to the body to connect to the bulky ECG, a new invention by scientists now allows reading human heart rate via Wi-fi signal right in your house.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have figured out how to use Wi-fi and artificial intelligence to determine the state of human emotions with an algorithm that can detect and measure human heartbeat with frequencies. The radio number bounces back and forth.

A radio frequency transmitter incorporates a set of algorithms that operate similarly to an electrocardiogram without attaching wires to the human body. This is achieved by taking advantage of an old technology that has long been available on routers. What is admirable is that the machine-learning function works in what scientists now call EQ Radio (Emotional Radio).

This technology can do much more than just exploit people's heart and emotions.

The heart rate data received by the AI ​​needs to be treated in a different way with a conventional ECG. When a person is connected to an ECG, the size and shape of the wavelength transmitted to the machine is correct. However, because there is no connection line, EQ Radio cannot easily make conclusions about your heart rate, because there are so many foreign factors that have not been considered like your position in the room, the size of the room. , etc., can interfere with the heart rate signal. This is when AI comes in, it recognizes its surroundings and makes its own decisions about your heart rate, thereby providing your emotional state accurately.

And yet, scientists point out that this technology can do much more than just exploit people's heart and emotions:

'We envisioned a vision of this technology that will pave the way for interesting research on the transformation of heart rate in both the emotional and field identification fields and the wireless health diagnosis and diagnosis'. .

The device above, in essence does not require direct contact with the human body. This has raised a lot of concern if this technology is used for bad purposes. How much information can bad guys get from your heart rate?

The device above, in essence does not require direct contact with the human body.

However, saying that does not mean that EQ Radio does not have good practical applications that we should pursue. Imagine Alexa smart speaker realizing that you are angry and automatically playing a soothing music to help you relax your mood? The AI ​​behind operating EQ Radio can detect when users are stressed and take appropriate action to help them relieve themselves without the user having to speak up. What about an app about a smart device that can alert you when you're about to have a heart attack just by 'feeling' over Wi-fi? Or a full-screen display of real-time updates to your newborn baby's heart rate? If successfully applied, this technology could save millions of lives.

The world probably should be mentally prepared, because a Wi-fi modem is smart enough to identify the heartbeat and human emotions for every home that is about to come close.