Empathetic computers

Soon your computer may say to you,

“You really should rest! You look tired — maybe you should take a nap.”
(Well, probably not exactly those words : )

A new, promising technology is making waves:
Computers that identify emotions — sadness, happiness — just by looking at facial expressions.

A handful of companies are working on developing this leading edge technology
(At this stage of development, it’s only used in certain areas (research being one of them.)
Within a few years it will be widely available; much like GPS is now.

Obvious users: people in gaming and marketing.
They want a play-by-play readout of a viewer/customer emotional journey.

But the possibilities are endless.
This promising technology can help doctors have an accurate reading of the pain level in a patient.
It can help autistic children who have trouble reading emotions on other peoples’ faces.
And it can be used in learning environments.

The future is here: computers with emotional intelligence.

Mariana Fieraru

Mariana Fieraru, an Eastern European transplant, fell in love with her new home shortly after landing in New York. She "discovered" pizza! Years later she still loves pizza. And so do her two feathered-kids, Sunny and Flipper

Mariana worked on both, the east and the west coast.
Big or small, each project she worked on helped define the importance of gaining and sustaining a competitive edge in an increasingly complex business environment.

Business know-how, love of teaching and writing – all combined in 2006 to form OBI.
Its mission: to make learning fun! And easy.

Through its training, consulting, and publications OBI builds bridges of knowledge to take you from where you are to
where you want to go. Using a mix of serious, informal, analytical, and optimistic approach, OBI truly makes learning fun.

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