Clip detail
“The Devil Wears Prada”
Whose emotion the readers were reading: Woman in blue sweater
Curated window: 0:16 – 1:16 (60s). Plays the same window each time — replays return to 0:16.
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Each star is one emotion. Star size and brightness scale with how many readers chose it. The most-picked reading glows in peach; the AI's reading in mint.
Full distribution
How readers split across the emotions
- Scared / afraid2 · 40%
- Embarrassed / awkward2 · 40%
- Anxious / nervous1 · 20% (0p)
- Confused1 · 20% (0p)
Modal reading (by mentions) · AI's readingSolid bar segment = readers who picked this as primary. Lighter extension = readers who tagged it as part of a Mixed reading.
AI's reading
What one AI saw on this clip
PrimaryEmbarrassed / awkward
SecondaryAnxious / nervous, Surprised
CuesFacial expression, Tone of voice, What they said, The situation
Why
The woman's initial private smile vanishes when her boss confronts her, replaced by a wide-eyed, frozen expression. Her stammering tone and rushed, self-deprecating explanation suggest she feels embarrassed and anxious for having misspoken in front of a person in a position of power.
AI's own caveat
Her expression could also be read as genuine confusion, as she may simply be surprised by the intensity of the reaction to her seemingly innocent observation.
The AI's reading is one interpretation among many. We expose it as a single point of comparison against the human spread — not as an answer key. The rationale + caveat above are the AI's own words, reviewed and approved by a human admin before publishing.
Which signals readers used
Cue distribution
Multi-select per response — totals can exceed the reader count.
- Facial expression4 · 80%
- The situation3 · 60%
- Tone of voice2 · 40%
- What they said2 · 40%
- How others reacted2 · 40%
- Body language / posture1 · 20%
Where the readers were
By country
- SG4
- US1
The finding
On this clip, 40% of readers chose Scared / afraid — but the rest split across 3 other emotions. The same moment, read in many ways at once. That spread is not a problem. That spread is the data.
Methodology + transparency
All counts above include only responses kept in analysis. Internal-test profiles are excluded. Free-text responses are not surfaced on this page; they pass through human moderation first and only feature on the dataset's curated quote page (forthcoming) once enough have been approved.
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