(I) Creativity usually means producing things that are
both novel and useful but could we design machines
that are creative? (II) Equally controversial is the idea
that one might produce socially and emotionally
intelligent machines. (III) To fully qualify for this praise, a
machine must be able to first read or detect emotions in
another person or machine and then reach out to that
person or machine appropriately. (IV) Many people have
dreamed of a machine that can produce typed script of
what they say. (V) An emotionally intelligent, socially
skilled machine would need to be more than simply
polite but also rewarding and sensitive.