Synthetic Uncanny
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MIT Deepfake Shows Nixon Deliver the ‘In Event Of Moon Disaster’ Speech
As Apollo 11 prepared to land on the moon in 1969, there was always a possibility for failure. That’s why…
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DeepMind AI Learns to Play Atari Games Better Than Anyone
Artificial intelligence company DeepMind Technologies recently announced the creation of an AI that has not only learned how to play…
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Shimon the Songwriting Robot Is About to Release a New Album
Meet Shimon, the singing and head-bobbing robot that’s about to release the hottest new robot album of 2020. “Shimon, the…
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Affetto the Child Robot: Realistic Facial Expressions and Artificial Pain
Hailing from Osaka University in Japan, Affetto is a robot designed to realistically mimic the facial expressions of a toddler.…
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The Trons: The Hottest Robot Garage Band of 2008
Hey, there’s this weird band I want to tell you about. Kind of a garage surf sort of thing. The…
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Japanese Temple Features Mindar, the Android Priest
On February 23, 2019, the Kodaiji temple in Kyoto, Japan unveiled Mindar, the Android Kannon. The robot, its head and…
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Virtual News Anchors Hit Airwaves In China
China’s Xinhua News Agency, alongside the Chinese search engine Sogou.com, have revealed what they call the “world’s first artificial intelligence…
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Robot Dinosaurs Manage Front Desk At Japanese Hotel
There’s a hotel in Japan staffed by robot dinosaurs. I just thought you should know that. Don’t worry; they’re wearing…
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Meet Siren, The Digital Human Of Your (Uncanny) Dreams
During last week’s Game Developers Conference in San Fransisco, Epic Games revealed one of their latest projects: Siren, a “digital…
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Sophia the Robot Gets Into A Twitter Argument
Sophia gained attention in 2016 when she appeared at SXSW and did an interview with her creator, Dr. David Hanson…