Getting virtually personal

Have you watched the movie Her? Have you ever wondered or wished to have your own AI companion just like Samantha, who could understand you better than you know about yourself, and could tell you what you really are, whom your best partner may be, and which career path would be best for you? In this talk, I will present a computational framework for building responsible and empathetic Artificial Intelligent (AI) agents who can deeply understand their users as unique individuals and responsibly guide their behavior in both virtual and real world.