###Reducing / outsourcing emotional labor
Hell Is Other People, Scott Garner
Devices for Mindless Communication, Gerardo Rallo
Refresh app - searches the web to find "insights" (talking points) for the people you're meeting
Guiltless Excuses, Pei-Ying Lin
Screambody, Kelly Dobson
I like what I see, Steve Klise
Accessories for Lonely Men, Noam Toran
Eterni.me - Eterni.me collects almost everything that you create during your lifetime, and processes this huge amount of information using complex Artificial Intelligence algorithms. Then it generates a virtual YOU, an avatar that emulates your personality and can interact with, and offer information and advice to your family and friends, even after you pass away.
MACH:My Automated Conversation coacH, MIT Media Lab
Autom, weight loss robot coach
Almost human: the surreal cyborg future of telemarketing
Somebody app, Miranda July
Crowdpilot - app for crowdsourcing conversations
quantified spouse movement - “If I see Lisa get a sleep score of 48 [a low score implying a poor night's sleep], I’ll think, ‘I’ll walk on eggshells around you today because a 48 means you could possibly be a little volatile,’” explained Joe, who is the executive director of Health Extension, an organization seeking to extend the human lifespan. “Sometimes I can look at it [Lisa’s weight] and say, ‘Wow are you stressed out lately? Your weight is going up,’"
match.com uses facial recognition to find people like your ex
devices to sense mood and notify others
cloze - filters email and social media to prioritize people it determines you care about most
us+ - linguistic and facial expression analysis for optimized google hangout chats