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How machines are learning to read your mood

Can artificial intelligence be emotionally intelligent?

08/10/2016 | Rating NR

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How machines are learning to read your mood

Clip: 8/10/2016 | 8m 16s

Can artificial intelligence be emotionally intelligent?

Can artificial intelligence be emotionally intelligent? In Boston, researchers have programed BB-8, the little droid from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” to detect expressions and determine how people are feeling. And that technology is being adapted for marketing, video games, even therapy for children diagnosed with autism. The NewsHour’s April Brown reports.

08/10/2016 | Rating NR

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