LASER Talk: "Empathy in Electronic Culture"
LASER Talk: "Empathy in Electronic Culture"
Thursday, October 4, 2018; 5:30-7:30pm
UCI Applied Innovation
5141 California Ave #250
Irvine, CA 92617
FREE admission and parking with registration
Snacks and light refreshments provided
As electronic culture becomes increasingly ubiquitous, how are programmers and developers addressing human-like interfaces, interactions, and decision-making – specifically, when it comes the emulation of empathy? Similarly, how can real human empathy be elicited when users interact through programs and digital platforms, instead of face to face? Conversation may include philosophical and ethical topics, in addition to the creative and computational aspects of this growing discussion as it relates to gaming, AR/VR, machine learning, and/or digital assistants.
Speakers include:
Emre Neftci, Assistant Professor, Cognitive Sciences and founder of Neuromorphic Machine Intelligence Lab at UCI
Mark Deppe, Director of the UCI E-Sports Arena
Ezra Ross, Professor of Lawyering Skills at UCI Law
The 2018-19 LASER Talks series is generously supported by the UCI Illuminations Fund.
UCI Applied Innovation, 5141 California Ave., #250, Irvine, CA 92617