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Nadine the social robot takes you straight to 'Uncanny Valley'
engadget.com ^
| 12/30/2015
| Mariella Moon
Posted on 12/30/2015 3:57:45 PM PST by BenLurkin
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12/30/2015 3:57:45 PM PST
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
12/30/2015 3:59:08 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism. It is incompatible with real freedom.)
To: BenLurkin
Nadine, Honey is that you?
Oh, Nadine, Honey, is that you?
Seems like every time I see you darlin’
You got something else to do
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:00:14 PM PST
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xp38
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:01:37 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:04:17 PM PST
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Mr. Blond
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:04:46 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
The most recent comment right now is, “Adele never looked this creepy before.”
I completely agree.
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:05:26 PM PST
by
exDemMom
(Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
To: BenLurkin
That’s one ugly creepy robot!
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:13:04 PM PST
by
Empireoftheatom48
(God help the Republic but will he?)
To: BenLurkin
The robot over uses the same arm gestures over and over. Including arm gestures with almost any vocal response, even when not required. It’s a beginning, but the head movements are still rigid and birdlike. I still think of those Fortune Teller vending machines where the costumed Gypsy sits inside her glass compartment, waiting for you to drop a quarter in the slot. We need to think of new ways to use all the displaced people who will be put out of easy employment.
This is about to get very serious and consequential within the next 15 years.
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Guilty. You aren't kidding. Agh!
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:22:29 PM PST
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: Empireoftheatom48
"Uncanny Valley, sure...but what difference does it make?"
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:23:14 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
She’s just a victim of circus pants...
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:24:40 PM PST
by
Salamander
(It's your world, but it's my street....)
To: BenLurkin
That thing is the mayor of Uncanny Valley! Burn it with fire! Better yet, take off and nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure!
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:29:23 PM PST
by
75thOVI
("The crews of all submarines captured should be treated as pirates and hanged". Sir Arthur Wilson)
To: BenLurkin
Someone in the Dev dept needs a trip to realdoll.com for the body.
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:39:26 PM PST
by
Norm Lenhart
(Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
To: BenLurkin
HARCOURT FENTON MUDD! HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING AGAIN.
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:49:56 PM PST
by
Idaho_Cowboy
(Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
To: Mr. Blond
It’s got man-hands.
That was the problem in Westworld, too.
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:50:35 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Norm Lenhart
Yes, it looks like the bulk of the effort was directed to the “AI”
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:50:48 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Most of the Japan bots at least look somewhat passable. I don’t know what these people were thinking. I mean there’s nothing wrong with making something like someone’s granny. But for God sakes make it look like something other than Norman Bates’ mother.
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posted on
12/30/2015 4:54:41 PM PST
by
Norm Lenhart
(Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
To: Norm Lenhart
I suspect that the "cartoon robot" look will be the ultimate choice for these things
Though the Japanese do get an "A" for effort with their humanoids
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posted on
12/30/2015 5:00:27 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
I think all one has to do is look at anime like Ghost in the shell.
Personally I think they will ultimately be indistinguishable as tech allows. In the beginning I agree that cartoon will likely be the intro. But Sex drove the growth of the net and it will drive robot development. Gen X grew up on sci fi shows with humanoid bots so it’s not so big a deal. Y and later are fine with it. Boomers are primarily the most resistant to real looking bots I think.
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posted on
12/30/2015 5:08:31 PM PST
by
Norm Lenhart
(Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
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