Alan Cowen, founder of Hume AI, an empathic AI research lab, joins @Ate-A-Pi to chat about the AI models developed by Hume that understand more than just language. These models can detect emotions in voices and faces and generate responses based on the detected emotions. — Recommended Podcast: Company Breakdowns Each episode of Company Breakdowns dives into S-1s and series B-and-beyond companies, interviewing founders and investors to break down the companies. First episode is on Rubrik - which just IPO'd. Coming up this season: Databricks, Reddit + more, Spotify Apple — FOLLOW ON X: @8teAPi (Ate) @AlanCowen (Alan) @hume_ai @TurpentineMedia — (00:00) Introduction to Hume and its AI models (08:26) Controlling emotions in vocalization (15:25) Alan Cowen's research on emotion (33:31) Semantic space theory and emotion definition (45:34) The tension between reason and emotion (52:48) Emotions in animals (1:01:37) The future of generating authentic video (01:10:35) The loss of information in virtual communication (01:18:28) Differentiating Hume from other AI models, and the future of Hume