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Should a smartwatch track the user's emotions?

A company is considering adding an emotion tracking feature to its AI smartwatches that would monitor parameters like anxiety, depression, and stress, and is seeking user feedback on the idea.

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Do you think a smartwatch needs an emotion tracking chart that includes the following parameters: Anxiety, Depression, Relaxation, Fear, Positivity, Anger, Stress, Sadness, and Mania. We are planning to introduce this feature in our AI watches and would love to get feedback from potential users.

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48917565](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48917565)

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