# Affective Computing

- **Author**: Rosalind W. Picard
- **Year**: 1995
- **Summary**: This is the foundational work that established the field of affective computing. Picard argues that for computers to be truly intelligent and interact naturally with humans, they must have the ability to recognize, interpret, process, and simulate human emotions. She makes the case that emotion is not a hindrance to rational thought but an essential component of it.
- **Link**: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262661157/affective-computing/