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Rosalind Picard: Affective Computing, Emotion, Privacy, and Health

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Is There an Exciting Possibility That Alexa Can Help With Loneliness?

I was born in the Soviet Union and I can certainly connect to the worry that you're expressing. There is a huge problem with loneliness and it's growing. And so there's a longing for connection. If you're lonely, join the group. You're not alone. But do you think there's an exciting possibility that something like Alexa, when these kinds of tools can alleviate that loneliness in a way that other humans can't? Yeah, yeah, definitely.

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