ISCA Archive Interspeech 2017
ISCA Archive Interspeech 2017

Nora the Empathetic Psychologist

Genta Indra Winata, Onno Kampman, Yang Yang, Anik Dey, Pascale Fung

Nora is a new dialog system that mimics a conversation with a psychologist by screening for stress, anxiety, and depression. She understands, empathizes, and adapts to users using emotional intelligence modules trained via statistical modelling such as Convolutional Neural Networks. These modules also enable her to personalize the content of each conversation.