So, while not thesis quality, I wrote some thoughts on this a while back - as one of my main hobbies is generative art. Would love to hear some feedback: http:

So, while not thesis quality, I wrote some thoughts on this a while back - as one of my main hobbies is generative art. Would love to hear some feedback: http://max.io/theories-on-artificial-expression/ http://max.io/theories-on-artificial-expression/ -EDIT- tl;dr - Basically I work up to proposing a test, called the 'cute fox' test, which is similar in concept to the Turing test, but meant for emotional competence.