Startup Hume Raises $50M to Build AI That Detects Emotions in Speech
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Hume is a startup building "emotionally intelligent" AI that can detect over 24 emotional expressions in human speech and respond appropriately. It raised $50M in funding.
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Hume's "Hume EVI" API allows developers to integrate emotional detection and response capabilities into apps and products.
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The AI is trained on a diverse dataset of over 1 million human interactions and can adjust tone and wording based on the emotions it detects.
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Use cases include customer service, healthcare, mental health treatment, and productivity apps that can respond to users' emotional states.
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Detecting emotions through voice and text is an imperfect science and could introduce bias, though Hume claims its data is diverse. Its AI admits accurately interpreting emotional cues is a key challenge.