Alan Cowen is the cofounder and CEO of Hume, a company building voice-to-voice foundation models. They recently raised their $50M Series B from Union Square Ventures, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and others.

Alan's favorite book: 1984 (Author: George Orwell)

(00:01) Introduction
(00:06) Defining Voice-to-Voice Foundation Models
(01:26) Historical Context: Handling Voice and Speech Understanding
(03:54) Emotion Detection in Voice AI Models
(04:33) Training Models to Recognize Human Emotion in Speech
(07:19) Cultural Variations in Emotional Expressions
(09:00) Semantic Space Theory in Emotion Recognition
(12:11) Limitations of Basic Emotion Categories
(15:50) Recognizing Blended Emotional States
(20:15) Objectivity in Emotion Science
(24:37) Practical Aspects of Deploying Voice AI Systems
(28:17) Real-Time System Constraints and Latency
(31:30) Advancements in Voice AI Models
(32:54) Rapid-Fire Round

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