February 2023 Summaries

New York-based startup Hume AI has raised $12.7 million to develop technology that enables AI systems to understand human reactions, in addition to comprehending the world's information. The company aims to use this funding to meet the growing demand for its technology, which is based on analyzing human expressive behavior in images, audio, video, or text. Hume AI has productized research into an expressive communication toolkit for software developers to build their applications with the guidance of human emotional expression. The company's technology is being explored for applications including healthcare, education, and robotics.