Video: New developments in affective technology to service those with autism

Rosalind W. Picard


Professor Rosalind W. Picard discusses some of the innovations in affective computing and how new technological developments might shortly service those with autism who are non-verbal, or not able to effectively communicate their emotional states.

Professor Rosalind W. Picard, Sc.D. is founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Laboratory, co-director of the Things That Think Consortium, the largest industrial sponsorship organization at the lab, and leader of the new and growing Autism Communication Technology Initiative at MIT.


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