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By knowing you, Cassandra can decide what kind of music you prefer, what books you should read, what fashion brand you should wear and who will be your romantic partner so that you are free from the hassle of having to choose and can focus on what matters most: enjoying your life.
By knowing you, Cassandra can decide what kind of music you prefer, what books you should read, what fashion brand you should wear and who will be your romantic partner so that you are free from the hassle of having to choose and can focus on what matters most: enjoying your life.


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These keywords were defined through free association by a group of friendly volunteers. They were presented one word (which was taken from a psychological profile questionaire and related to a certain personality attribute) and made the free association. For example: they were presented the word 'pacifists', which can be found in the questionaire relating to Social and Political Attitudes. Several connections were made to this word and they are all used to trigger questions that will evaluate Social and Political Attitudes during the conversation with the user.
These keywords were defined through free association by a group of friendly volunteers. They were presented one word (which was taken from a psychological profile questionaire and related to a certain personality attribute) and made the free association. For example: they were presented the word 'pacifists', which can be found in the questionaire relating to Social and Political Attitudes. Several connections were made to this word and they are all used to trigger questions that will evaluate Social and Political Attitudes during the conversation with the user.
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Revision as of 10:14, 1 October 2015

Cassandra
Creator Lucia Dossin
Year 2015
Bio Lucia Dossin (BR/NL) has a background in architecture and webdesign. She works at the intersection of art and design, currently focusing on the interactions between humans and computers and their implications in subjectivity, language and politics.
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Website http://www.luciadossin.net

Cassandra is a voice-operated chatbot, aimed at making psychological profiles during the conversations. These profiles are shown as pie charts where personality aspects are represented by a color. The graphics are accompanied by a short analysis and a list of companies possibly interested in the profile. In this sense, the bot provides data that can act as a mediator in services like job-seeking and dating.The profile then becomes a digital representation of the user and can be used as a kind of digital key to personalize every gadget in the near future of the Internet of Things. Make your life easier, let Cassandra make a digital copy of you.



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