Episode 23 Well-being | The Feelings Lab
Published on Jun 7, 2022
Can AI teach itself to improve our well-being? Join Dr. Alan Cowen, CEO of Hume AI, Dr. Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and founding director of the Greater Good Science Center, and podcast host Matt Forte as they discuss how the future of technology hinges on the measurement of human well-being.
We begin with Dr. Dacher Keltner discussing the overall effects of new technologies on the well-being of Gen Z.
Dr. Alan Cowen, Hume AI CEO, discusses how technology companies are not simply seeking to maximize engagement at all costs, and points to developments on the horizon for considering human well-being.
Dr. Alan Cowen, Hume AI CEO, elaborates on how well-being is the ultimate key to the ethical deployment of empathic AI.
Dr. Alan Cowen, Hume AI CEO, describes how AI technologies can incorporate self-report and objective indicators of user well-being.
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