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HARDtalk

Professor Rosalind Picard - Founder of Affective Computing, MIT

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel

Imagine a world where robots can think and feel like humans. HARDtalk speaks to pioneering American scientist Professor Rosalind Picard of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who has advanced the capability of computers to recognise human emotions. In the future, could robots fitted with intelligent computers perform such tasks as caring for the elderly or fighting as soldiers on the battlefield? And, if so, what are the ethical implications? Show less

Contributors

Interviewer:
Zeinab Badawi
Interviewed Guest:
Rosalind Picard

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