They have several that are used as receptionists in Japan. I think that the difference between here and Japan is that they weren't bombarded with psycho robot movies for the last 60 years.
On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Keith Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > The Uncanny Valley strikes again. Really creepy-looking, and no offense > against the lady that's the model, but when I saw it, I honestly thought it > was a dude in a wig. I think that we need to be careful trying to unleash > these almost-but-not-quite-human robots on the populace. That creepiness > factor might make the more sadistic and violent elements among us get > perverse pleasure in attacking the automatons. Fear often breeds violence, > you know, and i can see a sick market for people building such robots > expressly for the purpose of letting people maim and destroy them. in fact, > that particular angle's been the topic of innumerable scifi stories over the > years... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Baxter" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 4:53:55 PM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human > Consciousness = > > > > Someone out there... please tell me to put down the Beretta I'm pointing at > my screen right now. > > Mind you, I fully expect that such will happen, far sooner than we think > (some rich, dying billionaire out there, wanting to cheat the Grim Reaper). > That could be trouble all its own. A consciousness, able to interact with > the Internet directly? To quote Bill Paxton from "Aliens" -- "Game over, > man." Any bad press? Gone. Any corporate takeover? Done so fast it would > take days to sort it all out. If the guy likes porn? YouTube starts > churning it out, whether it likes to or not. > > Anyone who'd like to use those ideas, feel free. Just let me know when they > hit print, because I want to read them. > > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Mr. Worf <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Insert Personality: Robot Head + Human Consciousness = >> >> The quest for artificial intelligence has led mankind to some pretty >> strange places, but the Terasem >> Movement<http://www.terasemcentral.org/index.html>has just taken it to a >> decidedly creepy new level. The non-profit agency is >> dedicated to educating the public about the necessity of extending life >> through cyber-consciousness. In other words, they believe that the human >> essence can be extended beyond life with the use of robots. >> >> They created this vaguely creepy robot called Bina48. The bot is the first >> privately-funded artificial intelligence robot of its type, and it’s modeled >> on a real woman named Bina Rothblatt. The real Bina spent many hours loading >> information into the head of Bina48, giving “her” a personality and the >> ability to converse with visitors. The above video documents Bina48′s >> interview with a New York Times reporter; it’s apparent that the technology >> can use a little refinement before we can trust it to store our >> consciousness after we die. But if its heartbreaking desires to have its own >> life, work in the garden and take over the world are any indication, we’d >> better start welcoming our new artificially intelligent overlords now. >> Video: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcQCJpZJH8&feature=player_embedded#! >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> > > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
