Artificial eye contact

What: In the past year Apple has been experimenting with FaceTime Attention Correction, which when enabled helps correct the eyes when video chatting to make it look like you’re looking at the camera when you’re actually looking at the screen.

So What: As study’s show, eye contact is a key component to building trust and having engaging conversations. With advancements in hardware and software this can now be artificially created.  

Deep Dive:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/07/facetime-feature-in-ios-13-feigns-eye-contact-during-video-calls/
https://www.evenesis.com/blog/why-eye-contact-is-important-during-conversation/#:~:text=A%20big%20part%20of%20eye,%2C%20you%20can%20trust%20me%E2%80%9

This article is part of Emerging Futures of Remote Work – An Institute for the Future Signals Report for The Remote Lab