My favourite quote from roboticist David Hanson (the bloke whos working on a Gynoid patterned after an ex-girlfriend of his) would be [The uncanny valley is] really pseudoscientific, but people treat it like it is science.
Part of the problem is that too many people have the whole silly 'robots are will eventually kill humans' mentality, which directly follows the Judaeo-christian 'man cannot play god' school of thought. Thankfully, not every culture is creeped out by artificial humans, but it seems that the ones that are are rooted in christianity.
As A.I technology improves, the issue of an Android or Gynoid's perceived 'soullessness' will disappear as well; it's simply a matter of time.
Last robot girl is creepy as hell.
warmaneko 1 month ago
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And now Steve Jobs is dead.
unseenbeaute 3 months ago
i left out the Godzilla part
SuperMegaUberGenius 11 months ago
only imagining what joan rivers may have said about the japanese earthquake tsunami nuclear trifecta, happy 2011!
SuperMegaUberGenius 11 months ago
My favourite quote from roboticist David Hanson (the bloke whos working on a Gynoid patterned after an ex-girlfriend of his) would be [The uncanny valley is] really pseudoscientific, but people treat it like it is science.
Davecat 1 year ago
Part of the problem is that too many people have the whole silly 'robots are will eventually kill humans' mentality, which directly follows the Judaeo-christian 'man cannot play god' school of thought. Thankfully, not every culture is creeped out by artificial humans, but it seems that the ones that are are rooted in christianity.
As A.I technology improves, the issue of an Android or Gynoid's perceived 'soullessness' will disappear as well; it's simply a matter of time.
Davecat 1 year ago
well, it explains why people are repulsed by disfigured, disabled, and physically or mentally challenged people.
It is very instinctive response, and education is necessary to over come that.
simhopp 2 years ago