Berlin Brains: Objective Subjectivity

For a video to deliver the right quality, the computer must recognize what people find distracting. For an AI system to help in a tense situation, it must detect when stress or frustration arises—even before a conflict erupts.

But experience is subjective—how can it be made measurable?

Sebastian Bosse and Birgit Nierula from the Interactive and Cognitive Systems research group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute, are working on making inner experience readable for machines. To do this, they combine brainwaves, body signals, and artificial intelligence. Together, they will discuss how they make subjective perception measurable and where this technology is already being used, such as in de-escalation training for security personnel.

Speakers:

Dr. Sebastian Bosse, Head of the Interactive and Cognitive Systems Research Group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

Dr. Birgit Nierula, Research Associate in the Interactive and Cognitive Systems Research Group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

Moderator: Jochen Müller

IN GERMAN