'ArtEmis' AI spots emotions in paintings - Futurity

You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Researchers have built an algorithm that can capture the emotions that an image evokes. Experts in artificial intelligence have gotten quite good at creating computers that can "see" the world around them--recognizing objects, animals, and activities within their purview. These have become the foundational technologies for autonomous cars, planes, and security systems of the future. But now a team of researchers is working to teach computers to recognize not just what objects are in an image, but how those images make people feel--i.e., algorithms with emotional intelligence.