Richard Yonck Livres

Imagine a robotic stuffed animal that can read and respond to a child's emotions, or a commercial that adapts based on a customer's facial expression. This exploration delves into the next significant step in human-technology relationships: computers that can recognize, respond to, and even replicate emotions. As artificial intelligence continues to advance rapidly, many anticipate that it will reach or surpass human intelligence, with some suggesting that machine consciousness could follow. Futurist Richard Yonck posits that emotion, the most fundamental form of communication, will be central to our future interactions with computers. Infusing machines with emotions represents a leap in our long-standing quest to create human-like machines. However, this progress carries potential risks; emotion recognition could facilitate advanced surveillance, and technologies capable of manipulating feelings might lead to mass control. Films like Her and Ex Machina highlight societal anxieties about machines potentially feeling and escaping our control. This exploration examines the inevitable and transformative ways in which humanity and technology will engage with one another.