AI is undoubtedly reshaping our lives, but there’s still a great deal of hype surrounding it. One of today’s most popular narratives is that machines are learning to understand human feelings and ...

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Yesterday, a new startup called Hume AI announced it had raised $50 million in a Series B round led by EQT Ventures with participation from Union Square Ventures, Nat Friedman & Daniel Gross, ...

Whether it's a dog cuddling up to its owner on a bad day or a cat purring in response to affection, these behaviors suggest that pets have an intuitive understanding of human emotions. But is there ...

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have developed a model that enables computers to interpret and understand human emotions, utilizing principles of mathematical psychology. This ...

If you have ever caught your pet snuggling up to you when you are upset or getting agitated or happy when you are in a good mood, you are not dreaming. Most pet owners are certain that their animals ...

The mental health of our society is far from ideal. Rates of stress, depression, and anxiety are increasing. The data on college students is especially troubling. There are likely many reasons for ...

Giving human traits to animals and objects, known as anthropomorphism, is a common practice in storytelling and advertising.

New research from Arizona State University shows that people use contextual visual clues to determine a dog’s emotions, as exemplified in this short video, rather than focusing on the dog itself.