Fireside chat with Robert Hamilton

Sympathetic Intelligence

Robert first contemplated the existence of, defined and coined the term Sympathetic Intelligence as a Musician with The Fat Lady Sings playing the sweaty rock and roll venues of London and watching audiences behave collectively as one. Intrigued, Robert began musing as to what it was that enabled audiences to become one collective unit, a phenomenon that he called Epiphanicism. Over the years he drilled down and discovered what he believes is the source that lies behind this phenomenon - Sympathetic Intelligence. As an instructor at the State University of Albany, Robert’s successful use of Sympathetic Intelligence came to the attention of the College’s President – Dr. James Stellar, who encouraged Robert to pursue his passion for the concept further. In 2020 Robert set up The Center For Sympathetic Intelligence with colleagues from Albany, and the Center has very rapidly come to the attention of professionals from many other fields beyond Education, not surprisingly including those involved in Artificial Intelligence.