Huawei is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help blind people “see” the faces of people with whom they’re speaking. The Chinese company debuted Facing Emotions, an app for the Huawei Mate 20 Pro that can “translate” seven different universal emotions — anger, fear, disgust, happiness, sadness, surprise, and contempt — into seven corresponding sounds.
Huawei says it partnered with the Polish Blind Association to aid in the Android app’s development, and that it recruited a group of blind testers and interviewed blind community representatives about their needs. Those insights helped to shape the app’s user experience, even down to its colors and sounds.