Episode 2. The Internet That Feels: Dr. Sebastian Loewe on the Rise of the Empathetic Web

In this thought-provoking episode of Intelligence Explosion, host Tamim Asey speaks with Dr. Sebastian Loewe, Director of UX Design at Virtual Identity and co-author of Design und künstliche Intelligenz, about his pioneering vision for the Empathetic Web—a future where our digital environments understand, anticipate and respond to human emotions.

We explore how the concept emerged from his work in UX and digital interaction, the role of AI in fostering more human-centered online spaces and the design principles needed to make empathy tangible in digital form. Dr. Loewe explains how empathy can be measured, the challenges of implementing it across cultures and the ethical safeguards needed to ensure it’s used for good and not manipulation.

Topics discussed include:

•The origins and definition of the Empathetic Web.
•Translating empathy into real UX design features.
•AI’s role in emotional awareness and user interaction.
•Risks and ethical dilemmas in designing for empathy.
•How empathetic design could revolutionize the internet experience.

🎧 Tune in for a conversation that blurs the line between human emotion and digital intelligence and reimagines the internet’s future. Available now on all podcast platforms.