
Rosalind Picard
MIT Professor | Emotional AI & Health Innovations

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Rosalind Picard is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she directs the Affective Computing research group. Picard has pioneered the field of emotional artificial intelligence, developing groundbreaking technologies that help people better understand and manage their emotions and behaviors.
Her inventions, including wearable sensors that detect stress, have been applied across healthcare, education, and social domains. Picard's TED talks have reached millions, sharing her vision for AI systems that augment human intelligence and wellbeing.
Her keynotes offer audiences a glimpse into the future of technology and its profound impact on our lives.
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An AI smartwatch that detects seizures
Every year worldwide, more than 50,000 otherwise healthy people with epilepsy suddenly die -- a condition known as SUDEP. These deaths may be largely preventable, says AI researcher Rosalind Picard. Learn how Picard helped develop a cutting-edge smartwatch that can detect epileptic seizures as they occur and alert nearby loved ones in time to help.
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