{"id":"evt_ce46c71a3825","title":"Putting a Face on AI Bots and Agents: The Future of Emotional AI","date":"2025-11-17","timezone":"America/New_York","start_time":"17:30","time_of_day":"evening","venue":null,"location":{"basis":"unresolved","likely_area":null,"likely_area_granularity":null,"evidence":null},"description":"Join Tova and Caroline from York Effect for a live conversation with Craig Tucker, Founder and CEO of VERN, as they explore the future of human-centered AI. Learn how emotional AI is transforming the way machines detect, interpret, and respond to human cues—bridging the gap between data and empathy. Discover how avatars and agents are evolving to listen, understand, and guide users with genuine emotional awareness.","access":{"free":null,"application_required":null},"audience_roles":["general"],"audience_orientation":"mixed","company_stage":null,"interaction":["content"],"topics":["ai"],"modality":"in_person","meal_context":"none","series":null,"mentions":[{"text":"VERN","kind":"organization","subtype":null,"role":"affiliation"},{"text":"York Effect","kind":"organization","subtype":null,"role":"host"},{"text":"Caroline","kind":"person","subtype":null,"role":"speaker"},{"text":"Craig Tucker","kind":"person","subtype":null,"role":"speaker"},{"text":"Tova","kind":"person","subtype":null,"role":"speaker"}],"sources":[{"id":"nextnyc","class":"newsletter","publisher":"nextNYC","first_observed_at":"2025-11-10T12:44:45.0000000Z","last_observed_at":"2025-11-17T12:44:45.0000000Z"}],"discovery":{"first_party":[],"newsletter":["nextnyc"],"provider":null},"basis":{"audience_roles":{"general":"inferred"},"topics":{"ai":"observed"},"audience_orientation":"inferred","company_stage":null,"interaction":"observed","modality":"default"},"canonical_url":null,"first_seen":"2025-11-10T12:44:45.0000000Z","last_seen":"2025-11-17T12:44:45.0000000Z","observation_count":2}