Sophia’s uncanny-valley face, made of
Hanson Robotics’ patented Flubber, is rapidly becoming an iconic image in the
field of artificial
intelligence. She has been interviewed on shows like 60 Minutes, made
a Saudi citizen, and even appeared before the United Nations. Every
media appearance sparks comments about how artificial intelligence
is going to completely transform the world. This is pretty good PR for a Chabot
in a robot suit.
But it’s also riding the hype around artificial intelligence,
and more importantly, people’s uncertainty around what constitutes artificial intelligence,
what can feasibly be done with it, and how close various milestones may be.
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