Richard Yonck is a futurist, author, and speaker with Intelligent Future Consulting based in Seattle. An award-winning author on developing trends and technologies, he has written features and cover stories for numerous publications and web sites, and is the computing and artificial intelligence contributing editor for the long-running The Futurist magazine. He has been published in Scientific American, World Future Review, Fast Company, Wired, Psychology Today, H+ magazine, American Cinematographer, Mensa Bulletin, and the Seattle Times. He lives in Seattle.
"Yonck is a sure-footed guide and is not without a sense of humor .
. . [He] provides a compelling and thorough history of the
interaction between our emotional lives and our technology." Ray
Kurzweil, The New York Times Book Review
"A fascinating, and sometimes disturbing, look at a rapidly
approaching future where smart machines understand and manipulate
our emotionsand ultimately bond with us in ways that blur the line
between ourselves and our technology." Martin Ford, New York Times
bestselling author of Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat
of a Jobless Future
Richard Yonck’s Heart of the Machine is a fascinating speculation
on the near- and far-term significance of emotions for user
interfaces, machine-mediated communication between humans, and what
technology and humans may become.” Vernor Vinge, computer
scientist and Hugo Awardwinning author of Rainbows End
Your world is about to change in shocking and amazing ways. The
line between machines and humanity is blurring giving us a strange
and beautiful tomorrow. Yonck takes us on a journey through this
world from the science and technology of today and into the
possibilities and perils that lay just over the horizon. If you
want to catch a glimpse of the future open this book.” Brian David
Johnson, former chief futurist at Intel and founder of the 21st
Century Robot Project
"[Yonck] makes a compelling argument for why affective computing
(technology that can read, interpret, replicate, and experience
emotions and use those abilities to influence us) is the key to AI
and the heart of how we will work with computers. . . . an engaging
read." —Library Journal
Very important for any decision-maker and a must-read for
corporations for planning their road map. It is also recommended to
everyone who is curious enough to understand the future. Even the
very near future.” Yoram Levanon, chief science officer at Beyond
Verbal Communication, Ltd.
"How we interact with technology is changing: it is becoming more
relational and conversational. Yonck makes a very strong case why
our devices and advanced AI systems need to have emotional
intelligence, specifically the ability to sense human emotions and
adapt accordingly. This book highlights key considerations both for
academic researchers as well as business leaders looking for
commercial applications of AI." Rana el Kaliouby, cofounder and
CEO of Affectiva
"By using the futurist’s most valuable communications toolthe
scenarioto introduce his chapters, Yonck moves between anecdotes
from research in affective computing and AI/robotics to speculative
scenarios, all with the even hand of a skilled storyteller.”
—Cynthia G. Wagner, consulting editor at Foresight Signals, former
editor of The Futurist magazine
"Yonck is a sure-footed guide and is not without a sense of humor .
. . [He] provides a compelling and thorough history of the
interaction between our emotional lives and our technology." Ray
Kurzweil, The New York Times Book Review
"A fascinating, and sometimes disturbing, look at a rapidly
approaching future where smart machines understand and manipulate
our emotionsand ultimately bond with us in ways that blur the line
between ourselves and our technology." Martin Ford, New York Times
bestselling author of Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat
of a Jobless Future
Richard Yonck’s Heart of the Machine is a fascinating speculation
on the near- and far-term significance of emotions for user
interfaces, machine-mediated communication between humans, and what
technology and humans may become.” Vernor Vinge, computer
scientist and Hugo Awardwinning author of Rainbows End
Your world is about to change in shocking and amazing ways. The
line between machines and humanity is blurring giving us a strange
and beautiful tomorrow. Yonck takes us on a journey through this
world from the science and technology of today and into the
possibilities and perils that lay just over the horizon. If you
want to catch a glimpse of the future open this book.” Brian David
Johnson, former chief futurist at Intel and founder of the 21st
Century Robot Project
"[Yonck] makes a compelling argument for why affective computing
(technology that can read, interpret, replicate, and experience
emotions and use those abilities to influence us) is the key to AI
and the heart of how we will work with computers. . . . an engaging
read." —Library Journal
Very important for any decision-maker and a must-read for
corporations for planning their road map. It is also recommended to
everyone who is curious enough to understand the future. Even the
very near future.” Yoram Levanon, chief science officer at Beyond
Verbal Communication, Ltd.
"How we interact with technology is changing: it is becoming more
relational and conversational. Yonck makes a very strong case why
our devices and advanced AI systems need to have emotional
intelligence, specifically the ability to sense human emotions and
adapt accordingly. This book highlights key considerations both for
academic researchers as well as business leaders looking for
commercial applications of AI." Rana el Kaliouby, cofounder and
CEO of Affectiva
"By using the futurist’s most valuable communications toolthe
scenarioto introduce his chapters, Yonck moves between anecdotes
from research in affective computing and AI/robotics to speculative
scenarios, all with the even hand of a skilled storyteller.”
—Cynthia G. Wagner, consulting editor at Foresight Signals, former
editor of The Futurist magazine
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