Let me tell you a short story that defined my past decade 🤗 It was one of those afterparty conversations around the campfire in Passau. "Assuming you want a child, do you want the child to be kind or smart?", asked a friend. "rich", said another friend and we all laughed 😂 That question led an interesting conversation that was really enlightening for me. There, I noticed the value of compassion, sympathy, and empathy for us as humans (you can guess what my response was 😉 ). For me, it turned into a quest to ensure that our interactions with computers and AI is emotion-aware and empathic - as natural as interactions with humans. I was fortunate enough to find others on the same quest, namely Björn Schuller, Florian Eyben and Prof. Dagmar M. Schuller 🤗 In summer of 2023, we announced ERA, the world-premier Emotionally Responsive Assistant. Though performing seamlessly, the higher-than-human-level latency and the lack of physical appearance, made people less likely to interact naturally with it. Alas, this week, at the 37th year of AKWI, with the presence of our Digital Minister, Dr. Fabian Mehring , we announced the first ever human robot with the empathic capabilities. We are far from the end, but it's vital to celebrate important milestones once in a while 😋 In a few months/years from now, everyone will naturally talk to their AI assistants and their subtle vocal emotional expressions are picked up 💓 . Every little conversation in the world will be a bit more natural, and that's how we make the world a better place - Ensuring that our emotional expressions are not lost in the 0s and 1s ✨ That being said, special thanks to Shahab Oveysi whose sleepless nights made it possible. His dedication in the past few months to the team and our quest are nothing short of miraculous. And Kudos to the Gabriel Skantze and the Furhat Robotics team for creating such a great product which served as our physical appearance. #worldpremier #Socialrobot #audeering #AI #conversationalai #empathicai #compassion #empathy #ethicalai #AIforgood #innovation #bayern #germany #madeingermany #madeinbayern
👉 „Make it Germany“ 🚀: Dafür hab‘ ich auf der 37. AKWI-Jahrestagung der Hochschule Landshut geworben. Im Gespräch mit NIEDERBAYERN TV habe ich meine Digitalpolitik erklärt: Wir machen unser Bayern zur „Heimat für High-Tech“ und geben maximalen Rückenwind für die Zukunftstechnologien - um unseren Wohlstand in die Zukunft zu tragen, dem Fachkräftemangel zu trotzen, Bürokratie den Kampf anzusagen und unsere Souveränität zu sichern!💡 🎥: Niederbayern.tv ——— #Innovation #Digitalisierung #KI #AI #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Wirtschaftsinformatik #Forschung #Entwicklung #Bayern #HighTech #Tech #Mehring
I congratulate you on this enormous milestone of your dream. I wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart. Keep going Soroosh! You are doing a great job. But, I am a hundred percent sure you can never create AI-implemented robots more compassionate than you! :)))
Professor | CEO & Co-Founder audEERING | Vice President Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) for Munich and Upper Bavaria | Keynote Speaker | Mentor for Women in AI
2moThank you very much for sharing this story, your hard work and great motivation all the time. You are a thought leader, dear Soroosh Mashal and I am very happy and honored to work together with you 🤩