Focus on affective AI. Husband. Father. Now-ist.

I first became thoroughly fascinated by AI when watching the romantic science-fiction drama film HER. To me, "Samantha" was so much more than a computational tool or a classifier—she was genuine a companion and even a lover to the human characters. She had emotions and was humorous and sensitive, which helped the lonely, introverted, depressed man found the hope of life. These humanistic qualities forever changed the way I viewed the possibilities and potential of AI in our lives.

For me, AI shouldn’t be viewed as replacing humans, but rather as technique that enriches our lives and elevates the human experience. It can actually help bring us closer together，and guide us to feel the warmness of life. I know there are still so many difficult issues waiting to be explored for affective AI. For instance: How to establish the trust between the interface and people? How to make the AI system affect-award? How to make the AI acquiring the adaptive learning ability? And most importantly, how to choose the most suitable application scenarios for such smart sensational interface under the current technical conditions? Though difficult, all the topics above have aroused my strong interest and I would like to work step by step and use my life time to make "Samantha" come to everyone's home.

AI = 爱（LOVE）