Affect Engineering

3) How, if at all, might Affect Engineering be applied to artificial intelligence or simulated intelligence?

SHORT ANSWER As Affect Engineering is structured on math principles, it lends itself to being applied to artificial or simulated intelligence in whatever manner desired. Nonetheless, it is not always sensible to do so in all cases.

2) Why and how are conceptions of Jealousy and Envy altered to fit into Affect Engineering’s framework?

SHORT ANSWER Many definitions of jealousy and envy are too broad in their scope and they inadvertently violate the 1:1:1:1 Ratio that Affect Engineering adheres towards when implemented directly.

4) What makes Category Three Emotions valuable to an individual?

SHORT ANSWER Category Three Emotions signal messages towards the self, the target of empathy (i.e., the other party) and towards third parties or outsiders observing the scenario.

1) What are the Category II Emotions and what distinguishes them from Category I and Category III Emotions?

SHORT ANSWER Category II Emotions in Affect Engineering concern instances where one party vicariously experiences the situation of another party but has no ability to influence the outcome (i.e., they are completely passive). Category II Emotions always involve empathy, and the presence of empathy distinguishes them from Category I Emotions.

2) Why are there only four degrees of empathy in Affect Engineering if there are five pairs of Category II Emotions?

SHORT ANSWER The conception of empathy in Affect Engineering can be likened to a compass with four directions represented by its four degrees. These four degrees can be mapped out on a pundit square with one scale being a measure for amity and goodwill against enmity and animosity, while the other scale is a measure for the amount of cognitive dissonance vs.