1. A method for conducting an interaction with a human user, the method comprising: collecting data about the user using a multimodal set of sensors positioned in a vicinity of the user; making a set of inferences about the user in accordance with the data; and tailoring an output to be delivered to the user in accordance with the set of inferences wherein making the set of inferences comprises extracting at least one feature from the data; and classifying the at least one feature in accordance with at least one model that defines a potential characteristic of the user.