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A new generative protocol called BridgeProt achieves top accuracy and perfect structural validity in emotion-cause pair extraction. It verifies each proposed emotion's causes within local context.
Read the original →The new service, aimed at helping agencies propose improvements to video ads, scores viewer psychology instead of relying on subjective evaluation. An early-use campaign limited to 50 companies chosen by lottery has begun ahead of launch.
Read the original →Georgia Tech researchers have developed a new neural framework. It examines how different training sources influence empathy and social reasoning within large language models.
Read the original →Mazda will exhibit at JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW BIZWEEK 2026, which opens on October 13.
Read the original →Yoodli announced its expansion from AI roleplays into the AI Platform for Human Skills.
Read the original →A CFA Institute survey finds 92% see interpersonal skills as increasingly important in the AI era.
Read the original →An AI-generated proposal that looked perfect was dismissed by the client. It lacked the genuine communication that comes from seeing the site in person. The article asks how far to rely on AI and humans.
Read the original →ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users. New testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships with the AI itself.
Read the original →At Abukuma Cave, a tourist attraction in Tamura, a new initiative uses AI to quantify changes in visitors' emotions, according to the cave.
Read the original →Students at Nippon Engineering College are developing an app that translates a plant's feelings. It will be shown for the first time at CEATEC 2026, according to a Katayanagi Gakuen press release dated October 8, 2026.
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