--- title: I'm hopeful but wary of "empathic" AI | daily.dev description: A startup called Hume aims to build AI that understands human language and expression. While there are concerns about the potential manipulation of emotions,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-m-hopeful-but-wary-of-empathic-ai-7yimh4xw7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I'm hopeful but wary of "empathic" AI | daily.dev og:description: A startup called Hume aims to build AI that understands human language and expression. While there are concerns about the potential manipulation of emotions,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-m-hopeful-but-wary-of-empathic-ai-7yimh4xw7 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/7Yimh4xW7.png og:image:alt: I'm hopeful but wary of "empathic" AI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I'm hopeful but wary of "empathic" AI **[nicole@web](https://daily.dev/sources/ntietz)** · 10 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A startup called Hume aims to build AI that understands human language and expression. While there are concerns about the potential manipulation of emotions, there is also hope for the accessibility benefits. Hume has announced a voice interface that can carry out conversations, but there are questions about its potential dangers and biases. The company's stated values include beneficence, empathy, and transparency. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#ethical-ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ethical-ai) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-m-hopeful-but-wary-of-empathic-ai-7yimh4xw7) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"I'm hopeful but wary of \"empathic\" AI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-m-hopeful-but-wary-of-empathic-ai-7yimh4xw7","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-m-hopeful-but-wary-of-empathic-ai-7yimh4xw7"},"datePublished":"2024-05-06T10:50:43.222Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T09:28:18.744Z","description":"A startup called Hume aims to build AI that understands human language and expression. While there are concerns about the potential manipulation of emotions,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--0_ODbtD2--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2008","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--0_ODbtD2--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2008","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"nicole@web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"nicole@web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/d78b55d87653496c8442aa2ff145d16c","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/ntietz"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-m-hopeful-but-wary-of-empathic-ai-7yimh4xw7","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":4},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai,ethical-ai","timeRequired":"PT10M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"nicole@web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/ntietz"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"I'm hopeful but wary of \"empathic\" AI"}]} ```