person
Alan Cowen
Founder of Hume AI; emotional AI researcher
Founder of Hume AI, which builds models trained on emotional expression. Argues empathic AI is a structurally different deployment problem than generic LLMs.
current Founder and CEO, Hume AI
Strategy positions
AI welfaremixed
Model welfare/moral status is a primary considerationBuilds emotionally-expressive AI; argues empathic AI deployment requires its own ethics and welfare considerations.
Voice AI that understands emotion changes the deployment risk profile. We need ethics frameworks specific to that.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.