The Idea What if AI could actually feel what you're feeling — not just read your words? That was the spark behind EmpathIQ. Built solo in 24 hours for the Replit 10 Buildathon. What It Does EmpathIQ combines: 👁️ Facial emotion detection via webcam 🎙️ Vocal emotion analysis via Hume EVI 🤖 Claude API responses calibrated to both signals The result? An AI that responds to how you actually feel — not just what you type. The Feature That Surprised Me Most Smart Glasses mode 🥽 Point the camera at someone ELSE. EmpathIQ reads THEIR emotion and gives YOU real-time coaching on what to say. Angry person in front of you? → "Lower your voice and acknowledge their concern without arguing" The future vision is Meta Ray-Ban integration — real-time emotional coaching in every room you walk into.…