"Empathic AI Startup Secures $50M for Emotion-Understanding Technology"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Tom's Guide
Hume, an AI voice startup, has unveiled EVI, an Empathic Voice Interface, capable of monitoring and matching human mood. EVI, powered by a large language model, aims to bring empathy and emotional intelligence into the chatbot space. The AI's ability to understand and respond to human emotions is both fascinating and creepy, as it accurately predicted the author's skipped breakfast based on their tone. Hume's CEO emphasizes the importance of empathic AI in improving human well-being, and EVI's unique empathic capabilities make it stand out in the growing voicebot space.