The Emotional Computer – The Shape of Things to Come - Viodi View Podcast

When computers begin to perceive or feel things the way a human would they could be described as sentient. In a way, it may not matter what the computer feels if the human feels like they are connecting with something that is sentient; much like the storyline of the 2013 movie, Her. Patrick Levy Rosenthal, Founder & CEO of Emoshape, Inc. demonstrates their “emotional engine”, which he explains senses 64 million possible emotional states every 1/10 of a second. Analogous to a graphical processing unit, Levy Rosenthal describes a device that can augment a PC with emotional intelligence. At CES2018, Emoshape demonstrated this capability by immersing attendees in a dream-like, virtual reality setting that changed based on the feedback from the viewer/participant.