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Are emotional expressions universal?
Do people around the world express themselves in the same way? Does a smile mean the same thing worldwide? And how about a chuckle, a sigh, or a grimace? These questions about the cross-cultural universality of expressions are among the more important and long-standing in behavioral sciences like psychology and anthropology—and central to the study of emotion.
Jeffrey Brooks / Oct 4, 2024
Can AI “detect” emotions?
For AI to enhance our emotional well-being and engage with us meaningfully, it needs to understand the way we express ourselves and respond appropriately. This capability lies at the heart of a field of AI research that focuses on machine learning models capable of identifying and categorizing emotion-related behaviors. However, this area of research is frequently misunderstood, often sensationalized under the umbrella term "emotion AI"--AI that can “detect” emotions, an impossible form of mind-reading.
Jeffrey Brooks / Sep 23, 2024
What is emotion science?
How can artificial intelligence achieve the level of emotional intelligence required to understand what makes us happy? As AI becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, the need for AI to understand emotional behaviors and what they signal about our intentions and preferences has never been more critical.
Jeffrey Brooks / Sep 23, 2024
Comparing the world’s first voice-to-voice AI models: EVI 2 and GPT-4o
The world’s first working voice-to-voice models are Hume AI's Empathic Voice Interface 2 (EVI 2) and OpenAI's GPT-4o Advanced Voice Mode. EVI 2 is publicly available, as an app and an API that developers can build on. GPT-4o voice is available as the OpenAI Realtime API. Here we explore the similarities, differences, and potential applications of these systems.
Sep 11, 2024
Introducing EVI 2, our new foundational AI voice model
EVI 2 is our new foundational voice-to-voice model. It is one of the first AI models with which you can have remarkably human-like voice conversations. It can converse rapidly and fluently with users with subsecond response times, understand a user’s tone of voice, generate any tone of voice, and even respond to some more niche requests like changing its speaking rate or rapping. It can emulate a wide range of personalities, accents, and speaking styles and possesses emergent multilingual capabilities.
Alan Cowen / Sep 11, 2024
Emotion AI for Personal Growth Companions
Dot, a personal AI developed by New Computer, is designed to grow alongside its users, serving as a thought partner, friend, and confidant for young adults navigating uncertainty in their lives. Built on an infinite long-term memory system, Dot's responses become increasingly personalized with each interaction, whether through speaking or typing.
Aug 22, 2024