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Affectiva is a software company that builds AI that understands human emotions , cognitive states , activities and the objects people use . Its platform does this by analysing facial and vocal expressions . The company spun out of MIT Media Lab and created the new Artificial Emotional Intelligence ( Emotion AI ) technology category . Affectiva ’ s Emotion AI is

used in gaming , automotive , robotics , education , healthcare , experiential marketing , retail , human resources and video communication . The company was founded by Rosalind Picard and Rana el Kaliouby and has venture backing by leading investors including Kleiner Perkins , Caufield Byers , Horizon Ventures , Fenox Venture Capital and WPP .