- On April 2025, Affectiva, a pioneer in emotion AI, unveiled its next-gen Emotion SDK optimized for edge devices and wearables. This update allows real-time emotion recognition using facial expressions and voice analysis directly on devices without relying on cloud processing. Designed for industries like automotive, gaming, and mobile health, the SDK enhances privacy and responsiveness, enabling developers to build emotion-aware applications with greater speed and flexibility.
- On March 2025, Microsoft integrated advanced emotion detection capabilities into its Azure Cognitive Services suite. The update includes improved sentiment analysis, facial emotion detection, and tone recognition for voice data, powered by generative AI. This move is aimed at enhancing customer support bots, accessibility tools, and workplace productivity platforms with deeper emotional intelligence.
- On February 2025, Realeyes launched “EmotionAI for Retail,” a new solution designed to measure in-store consumer emotional responses using discreet smart cameras and real-time analytics. Retailers can now adjust displays, music, or lighting based on shoppers' emotional cues, enhancing engagement and conversion rates while preserving anonymity.
- On January 2025, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the inclusion of multi-language emotion detection in its Rekognition service. This enhancement allows developers to analyze emotional cues from videos and images across diverse cultural contexts, supporting global use cases in media, education, and telehealth.
