Yves Bergquist

Yves Bergquist is the director of the “AI & Neuroscience in Media” Project at the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), where he and his team are developing next-generation applications drawn from AI and neuroscience for the media and entertainment industry. His research includes applying machine intelligence to model structures of narrative and “interestingness” in film, TV and music, as well as building neurobiological models of audience emotions using social media and fMRI data.

Yves is also the founder and CEO of AI startup Corto, which is building a comprehensive knowledge engine to help media and entertainment companies develop deep insights into media content, audiences, and the cognitive relationship between the two.

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