Virtual Humans with the USC Director for Virtual Human Research, Jonathan Gratch

When you combine natural language interface, emotion modeling, CG animation, and various forms of Artificial Intelligence, you get lifelike computer characters with autonomous interaction. This new kind of digital actor is called a Virtual Human, and can be deployed across a wide spectrum of functions -- enabling authentic human interaction with machines. My guest today is Jonathan Gratch, Director for Virtual Human Research at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies.