Public Assembly via Affective Technologies: Like Buttons, Sentiment Analysis, and the Transmission of Positive Energy   A link to RSVP is forthcoming. (Information on how to join this virtual event will be sent to those who RSVP.) About the Talk Our data-driven age sees the rise of instruments that extract human emotion and affect for profit and manipulation. The “Like” button and sentiment analysis, albeit with different mechanisms and implementations, are considered such instances. To rethink their implications, Wu advocates…