Tag: Emotion

CSE Colloquia 2001 - Machines with Emotional Intelligence. Speaker: Rosalind Picard, Media Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
"Over 70 studies on human-machine interaction in the last decade have pointed to an intriguing phenomenon: People interact with machines in a way that is basically social, even when the interaction was not designed to be that way. This program will describe how we're giving computers some social skills, specifically the ability to recognize and respond appropriately to human emotion. Examples are shown on keyboard-mouse-monitor systems that try to assess user frustration for usability feedback, and wearable systems that classify affective state based on skin-surface measurements." Questions from the audience follow the talk. October 18, 2001. (more)

Exclusive interview with Peter Molyneux.
New Scientist's David Cohen interviews Peter Molyneux (Creative Director, Lionhead Studios)about why computer games need to incorporate AI and emotions. May 2007. (more)

Friendly Robots
As a designer of sociable robots, MIT engineer Cynthia Breazeal thinks about her creations in terms of hearts and minds as well as nuts and bolts. In this slide show, Breazeal introduces us to Kismet and other emotionally appealing robots, and she compares "raising" robots to teaching children. 11.01.06. (more)

Scientific American Frontiers with Alan Alda: "Alpha Wolf" segment from "The Intimate Machine" broadcast.
Researchers build artificial intelligence software modeled on the canine mind. October 22, 2002. (more)

Scientific American Frontiers with Alan Alda: "Robots Have Feelings, Too" segment from the "Natural Born Robots" broadcast.
SAGE, Bit and Kismet are robots with social skills. Researchers hope robotic emotions will make tomorrow's technology more user-friendly. November 2, 1999. (more)

Social Robots
Would you want a robotic friend who could chitchat, do chores, even take care of you? Such bots may be here soon. Aired February 23, 2011 on PBS, NOVA ScienceNow. . (more)

The Next Big Thing (Series Two): Machines with Minds.
Real moving, interacting robots is one promising direction in artificial intelligence. But what about the original hope of matching human performance, and what has A.I. told us about the human brain? When science of artificial intelligence was launched in the 50s, its goal was to match the intellectual achievements of human beings. Why isn't machine intelligence already far superior to that of people? Chaired by Colin Blakemore [Oxford University], the panel consists of Professor Aaron Sloman (University of Birmingham), Dr Amanda Sharkey (University of Sheffield), and Professor Igor Aleksander (Imperial College). 2002. (more)

Virtual Humans Research Project.
This video features virtual human research at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies. The virtual humans use artificial intelligence to reason about events as they unfold, they exhibit emotions, and they interact naturally using verbal and non-verbal communication. This video features a prototype system that shows how virtual humans can be used to train complex interpersonal skills, such as negotiation. July 14, 2008. (more)

Wired Science: Face Reader.
"Ziya Tong meets children with Asperger’s Syndrome testing a new MIT Media Lab device that reads facial expressions." In the course of the report she discusses the project with several individuals including Rana el Kaliouby Ph.D. (Mindreader Software Developer, MIT)); Alea Teeters (MIT Affective Computing Group), and Rosalind Picard, Ph.D. (Director, MIT Affective Computing Group). October 3, 2007. (more)