The Age of Artificial Emotional Intelligence

2018/09/01 by Dagmar Schuller, Bjorn W. Schuller, Björn W. Schuller · 142 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Artificial intelligence #Cognitive psychology #Compassion #Computer science #Computer vision #Developmental psychology #Emotion and Mood Recognition #Emotional Intelligence and Performance #Emotional intelligence #Epoch (astronomy) #Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function #Psychology

paper · open access · doi:10.1109/mc.2018.3620963

published in Computer 51(9), 38-46 (IEEE Computer Society)

openalex publication_date 2018/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Science fiction often portrays future AI technology as having sophisticated emotional intelligence skills to the degree where technology can develop compassion. But where are we today? The authors provide insight into artificial emotional intelligence (AEI) and present three major areas of emotion—recognition, generation, and augmentation—needed to reach a new emotionally intelligent epoch of AI.

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