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Kismet was made
Kismet was a social robot that could act as if it was conscious. This robot would blink, make non-verbal cues when appropriate, make eye contact with you and would respond accordingly. This innovation paved the way for computers to be more human-like than ever. -
Graphic Processing Units (GPUs) became cheap and widely available
These processors allowed computers to speed up processing to just days and weeks instead of longer. This innovation allowed technology to flourish where it could not before, paving the way for technological proliferation. -
Emotient Founded
Emotient is a program that detects and analyzes the emotions of people in real-time. This technology represented a sudden increase in interest in this field -
Affective Computing joins Advertising
Millward-Brown, a famous British marketing agency became the first firm to use Affectiva, a technology that tracks people's emotions to analyze their ads. They used software that tracked the real-time reactions of viewers before the ad aired. The more data it collected, it became increasingly more accurate. This technology revolutionized the ad industry forever and became a global success, being used in over 75 countries. -
Affectiva Merges to create Empatica, Inc.
Empatica sells two AI technologies. The E4 is used by researchers and provides wireless real-time data to track physiological signs. Without wires and distracting equipment, studies bypass the problem of inaccurate results due to anxiety in participants. Embrace is a product aimed at consumers that tracks physiological signs as well as epilepsy seizures and alert system for caregivers - possibly saving countless lives. -
Apple applies for a facial reading patent
Apple applies for a patent for its software developed that reads emotions and predicts mood status. -
Pepper, the First Social Robot Commercially Available
Aldebaran created the worlds first social robot that was commercially available to the public in Tokyo, Japan. This robot can recognize faces, understands speech and touch, speaks multiple languages, has a sense of humor, and understands and responds to emotions. Pepper was invented to help the growing number of elderly citizens that Japan has. -
Emotient awarded patent
Emotient was awarded a patent for their unique method of gathering and labeling facial images, solidifying the impact that Emotient has had on the industry. -
Apple Purchases Emotient for Undisclosed Amount - Business Insider, 2016
Apple purchased AI giant Emotient for an undisclosed amount. Many speculated that Apple could use it to improve their Siri and HealthApp function. Business Insider discusses some of the ways Apple may be using it https://www.businessinsider.com/how-apple-could-use-emotient-2016-1. -
AlphaGo beat world Go Grandmaster Lee Sedol
A computer program beat chess grandmaster four out of five games, a technological feat that was not expected for another decade. -
Prediction - Development of Technologies with Emotional Chips
Technology will be able to understand and respond to emotions accordingly. If someone is frustrated, the technology will respond in an appropriate way or if someone seemed in a rush, the device will load faster. All people will soon benefit from technology that provides a more user-friendly experience.
