Some People

How many different emotions can one detect in the faces above? One sees sadness, anger, disgust, futility, shock, and denial. Entirely absent are joy or happiness. Note also the slumped shoulders, the hands covering the faces, the crossed arms, and the clenched jaws.

It's the moment in the third quarter when Sacramento Kings fans realized that the game and the season were over. Last night the Golden State Warriors defeated the Kings, 120-100, and moved on to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the next round of the playoffs.

I wonder if artificial intelligence is advanced enough to recognize what these facial expressions mean? One thing is certain: it wouldn't chuckle at them, as some people 90 miles to the south have done.