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Yonck: An Emotional Future

by Chris Tachibana | Feb 3, 2017

Robot_icon.svgWhat comes after Siri and self-driving cars? Richard Yonck posits that the next step could be technology that recognizes human feelings. His new book, Heart of the Machine: Our Future in a World of Artificial Emotional Intelligence explores the rewards and pitfalls of emotionally aware computers and robotics. Richard will be talking about the book at Town Hall in Seattle on March 7. @ryonck image: bilboq

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