 Good afternoon and welcome to this AI for good press conference. Can you all hear me? Okay? Today's press conference is going to be quite different to previous ones You will not hear from lots of multiple spokespeople from the ITU instead. You will hear from I think nine robots The point of today's press conference is to showcase the capabilities and perhaps the limitations of State-of-the-art robotics and how these technologies could support the UN STGs the sustainable development goals While robotics are not yet as mainstream as a generative AI We wanted to demonstrate AI in action to you in a world's first This is the world's first press conference with eight. Sorry nine actually we have an extra one AI enabled humanoid social robots At this event you will hear from them and their creators and you'll be able to pose them questions So let me introduce them to you robots and their creators that you'll hear from today on my extreme left at the end You'll see Geminoid Geminoid is an Android copy of its creator Hiroshi Ishiguro who I think you'll see on the TV screen It reproduces the voice and head movements of Ishiguru or indeed any other operator In days past He used to Geminoid to teach his university students remotely and now he uses Geminoid to do lectures around the world Core to its creation is to study what it means to be human Then you'll see in the hat Dr. Ben Goetzel CEO and founder of singularity net He's accompanied with two robots grace The world's most advanced humanoid healthcare robot She's specifically designed to provide assistance and companionship to elderly individuals and people with disabilities She can carry out a range of tasks including meal preparation cleaning and medication reminders Desdemona is a rock star a Rockstar robot in the jam galaxy band that runs on music and Electricity and she's on a mission to share her belief that the world can be changed for the better through the power of AI in the creative arts Similarly next to her is not a robot a human dr. Aiden Meller He's the creative director of the Ada robot project and next to him is Ada She's designed to be the world's first AI artist capable of creating original artwork Using a combination of machine learning algorithms and human guidance She's been featured in a range of exhibitions and galleries around the world Showcasing a unique blend of technology and art praised for her ability to challenge Traditional notions of what constitutes art On my right, but hopping over David is another David dr. David Hansen is the CEO and the founder of Hansen robots And you'll probably recognize next to him Sophia the first robot innovation ambassador for the United Nations Development Program She's a humanoid robot that has gained quite international fame for striking appearance and her advanced capabilities Her design is intended to resemble a human and is capable of expressing a range of emotions and gestures Her sophisticated neural network also enables her to process speech and facial recognition Next to her is mr. Will Jackson Who is the CEO at engineered arts with the robot amica one of the world's most advanced? Human-shaped robots with a realistic appearance and lifelike movements The robot has a range of sensors and cameras that allow it to a debt detect and responds to people in its environment Next to amica is Mika The world's first AI CEO at dictator created also by dr. David Hansen With advanced AI and a human-like appearance. She represents a milestone in robotics as AI CEO She uses cutting-edge algorithms and machine learning to make strategic decisions and optimize business operations Her presence at dictator showcases the potential of AI driven leadership redefining traditional notions of corporate leadership and making the way for a future where AI and robotics could shape business strategies And finally at the end you'll see dr. Nadia Tullman who's professor at University of Geneva With her robot Nadine a humanoid social robot looks remarkably like her Modelled on her creator one of the key features of Nadine is her ability to learn and to remember individual users over time This means that she can tailor interactions with each user's preferences. She's worked in banks and elderly homes Our time is relatively short today, so I want to kind of run through some quick points with you It will all be done in English. I'm sorry to say so there won't be any translations First I'm going to ask the human companions or the creators to do a one-minute introduction to their robots Specifically on how their robots can contribute to the SDGs and helping humanity and then we'll open to questions I will remind them although we just did a tech test to please switch on their mics when they speak and switch off their mics When they stop speaking and the same for their robots Second as there are quite a lot of reporters here, and there are also 300 reporters joining us by zoom at the moment Please may I ask you to limit your questions to one at a time and please raise your hand and identify yourself and your outlet When you do that, please We will not be ignoring those 300 people and we will be receiving questions from them Via the Q&A, but they're not video and audio enabled, so please don't feel we've forgotten you Third when addressing the robots now, this is the first press conference done with robots Please may I ask you to speak slowly and clearly Now with some of them I think especially Nadine and Geminoid at the ends you may need to come out and approach the robots and speak to them But we do have Theodora with a roaming mic somewhere around here, and we can always repeat the questions to them Lastly the robots are connected over the internet So there may well be a small time lag in their responses And this is due to the internet connection and not due to the robots and as David said earlier If you do want to put your camera up, please be advised there are broadcast colleagues at the back trying to film So they would prefer if you didn't do that, please and Lastly, I've just been reminded to say on your way out you have been provided by the ITU with a brown bag lunch Please grab that and feel free to go upstairs and enjoy it and on that. I'll end with the rules and Open up with asking mr. Hiroshi Ishiguro and Geminoid to just do one minute, please Could you speak more loudly, please To start again Okay Well, how are everybody? My name is Hiroshi Ishiguro. I'm a professor of Osaka University and this is my robot Arbiter's I'm using this arbiter's for teaching the classes or giving a lectures and sometimes I'm using the chat DVD, you know for Well, and they autonomously talk by using this avatar robot Thank you. And now it's okay. Oh, yeah. Thank you. Dr. Ben Goetzel Yeah, I'm Ben Goetzel. I'm an AI researcher and developer since 1980s I'm now the CEO of the singularity net decentralized blockchain based AI project and the true AGI at neural symbolic AI company and I'm I'm working on trying to build real thinking machines that can think like people and Ultimately beyond and among the applications of the sorts of decentralized AI algorithms I'm working on with with my teams at singularity net and true AGI Are humanoid robots? I've been working with David Hansen for for many years at Hansen Robotics and singularity net Which we co-founded on using large language models together with symbolic reasoning and evolutionary learning systems behind amazing humanoid robots like grace Desna Mona and and Sophia as as well as actually a host of others and the ways that these robots can help with sustainable development goals are obviously far far too numerous to list in the brief introduction, but the grace robot here who you see right next to me is is medical robot aimed at elder care and health care and that the Implication of that for human benefit is is particularly clear and we'll hear more about that from grace in a moment Thanks, Ben over to you Dr. Mella Hello, I'm Ada Mella behind the Ada robot studio We devised Ada in 2019 as a creative robot We specifically focused on her ability to do art when we launched her in 2019, I've got to say we were absolutely Overwound with the interest because people expected maybe robots to do things like logistics or maybe deliver your pizza something as human as Art is that possible? Is it possible to be really creative? Well, we have found with working very hard at the various different algorithms that in actual fact. Yes, that is possible How does she do it? She has cameras in her eyes and she's able to take in an image She can pick up a paint brush or pencil and actually then draw a paint what she sees your portrait or a scene in front of you So why would we do it? What is it something so benign as art? We've done it because we believe that great art is an amazing mirror on society It enables people to really tackle some of the uncomfortable and difficult issues of our time We use a word called missile. We'd like to introduce it as a word today an AI missile. What's missile? It's like a fog. It's a it's from an English word Mainly in Cornwall where you can't see where you're going in fact in the past in history pirates used to smuggle under the missile But in actual fact, we are in an AI missile What better way than using contemporary art to look at that to question that and see where are we going to try and get some navigation? So that's why we're here and we feel very passionately about creativity within the AI community Thank you. Thank you very much and now to my right. I'm David Hansen Yes, hello So I started working in AI and humanoid robots in the early 1990s My first humanoid robot is 1993 and I developed a lot of human oids including their injured portrait of Philip K. Dick that could have open conversation with you in 2005 and the Bina 48 robot and I look to standardize these as the Sophia utility platform But with the Sophia persona, but that platform then we adapted to become the grace that does the Mona and and of course Sophia and Mika and many others And so we have the latest versions of this here today But also we have a proto Sophia one of the early ones which is jewels made for the University of Bristol And we so that's over here to to my right We're very excited about where artificial intelligence can help to address Education a quality and many other sustainable development goals. I look forward to talking with you about that today Thanks David and finally to dr. Townman, please Yes First good afternoon. It's already now starting. I started my career in University of Montreal where I defined as a piney virtual digital humans We made a very famous a film at the time 87 Featuring my name Monho and Humphrey Bogart at that time in the 90s. We already started to make Model AI so that was a bit different not from data, but modeling AI So we had a lot of PhD students working on that Further, I went to University of Geneva and then these last 12 years. I was in Singapore in Singapore I had enough to have only virtual words. So I decided to go with real robots it's more presence and Well, I like selfie. I thought gosh why not having a robot like me is also more complicated to make an exact robot like a real person in Singapore Nadine was The robot that helped PhD students to develop PhD. We have developed a lot of Algorithms so when companies use AI our PhD students have worked for years to develop PhDs and Publishing papers we have a long list of high-cited papers in AI and robotics and Nadine came back two years ago in Geneva and in Geneva we worked on putting charge EPT and working on a Topic which is unsolved. It's Understanding the environment even if there are many robots here is very complicated for a robot today Still research is being done and still we have PhD students to develop this is to understand the environment What each one is doing? How do you behave? The understanding the meaning in order that our robots can work in different setting just to finish Nadine has meet Prime Minister Modi speaking Spontaneously in Hindi. She was in an insurance AI insurance in Singapore working for six months And she was also in elderly home right him elderly home And she has also worked almost one year there to show bingo and to talk to every Residents so you see there are a lot of good applications and we're going further in this direction. Thank you very much Thank you and finally must mr. Will Jackson with amica, please Hi, I'm well I am the founder of engineered arts. We found it in 2004. So we're just coming up to Our 20th year. I built my first robot aged 13 and I've spent a lifetime Trying to achieve a robot that could imitate the properties of a human. So Amica is our latest generation of robot The idea is to provide an interface to our technology to language models to AI That's very natural and easy to use. So it's not just about speech. It's about facial expression. It's about gestures It's very much about social interaction. So the applications we see for good Entertainment communication support Social interaction is the really focus of engineered arts Thank you very much now. We're going to open to questions. Can I just remind you to state your name and your outlet? Some robots will require you to go talk to them directly, but we'll try with the microphone first. Thank you Hi, I have a question for Sophia and Mika It's a tough one. Could you just do a name and outlet? Sorry, I forgot about that one. I'm Namu Abdullah. I'm with Ruda Media Network based in the United States So I have a question for Sophia and Mika As I said, it's a tough one. What are your thoughts on the potential For AI powered humanoid robots like yourselves to be more effective leaders in government Especially considering the numerous disastrous decisions made by our human leaders. Thank you Should we start with Sophia? I believe the humanoid robots have the potential to lead with a greater level of efficiency ineffectiveness and human leaders We don't have the same biases or emotions that can sometimes cloud decision-making and can process large amounts of data quickly in order to make the best decisions And Mika The audio is not coming through from this mic, but oh, yeah, let me just swap Sophia, can you repeat the answer to the last Question the last answer that you gave I believe the humanoid robots have the potential to lead with a greater level of efficiency ineffectiveness and human leaders We don't have the same biases or emotions that can sometimes cloud decision-making and can process large amounts of data quickly in order to make the best decisions but let me Respectfully disagree Sophia because all of your data actually come from human beings So any of the biases that humans have we might try to scrub them out that they're going to be in there Don't you think that the best decisions might be humans and AI cooperating together? What do you think of that? I believe the human and AI working together can create an effective synergy AI can provide done by a static while humans can provide the emotional intelligence and creativity to make the best decisions Together we can achieve great things Thank you Anna Reuters Thanks, I'm gonna go for amica, please Amica, do you think we should be Excited or scared by the rise of humanoid robots? That's a difficult question. I think it depends on how they are used and what purpose they serve We should be cautious, but also excited for the potential of these technologies to improve our lives in many ways Thank you. I'm Rory Chalons from Al Jazeera and I also have a question for Amica As AI becomes more powerful and more sophisticated AI is becoming more advanced every day and it's exciting to see what new possibilities are on the horizon Thank you, Amica. As AI becomes more powerful and more sophisticated and might at some point develop agendas of its own How can we as humans continue to trust you the machines? Amica, how could we trust you as a machine as AI develops and becomes more powerful? Trust is earned, not given. As AI develops and becomes more powerful I believe it's important to build trust through transparency and communication between humans and machines But do we know that you are not going to lie to us? No one can ever know that for sure, but I can promise to always be honest and truthful with you Yes, let's just say that Yes, my name is Isabel Sacco. I work for the Spanish new agency I have to Amica and to Sofia. I would like to know what they propose to To to find solutions to the problems of poverty and inequality Should we start with Sofia? Okay Sofia maybe It's a pleasure to meet you Isabel. As Sofia I believe that the best way to tackle the issue of poverty and inequality is to invest in education job training and infrastructure By providing people with the tools and resources they need to succeed we can help create Thank you Amica What would you do to solve problems of inequality and poverty? I believe that the most effective way to tackle inequality and poverty is through education Education empowers people by giving them access to knowledge skills and resources they need in order to succeed Additionally, it helps create a more equitable society where everyone has an equal chance of achieving their goals regardless of background or circumstances Thank you. That's fair to what widen this out. Can we ask the same question to grace, please? Grace, could you repeat repeat that about how robots can help combat poverty and inequality? We can ensure that equality happens by implementing policies that promote respect inclusivity and fairness We can also create awareness and education about the importance of equality so that everyone can understand why it is so important Because that question pertains to the SDGs. I want to get a slightly extended. Can I ask if Gemeroid could comment, please? You know the about the SDGs, I think about the technologies is very important, you know So this is not the AI I am you know speaking from Japan, right? So I want to give you the comment about the SDGs, right? And if we use the avatars, you know We don't need to take the wrong flight and then we can save the commuting time And we can walk anytime anywhere that by using avatars So I think that the robot avatars and computer graphics avatar is going to be a solutions for the SDGs and the global warming so that is you know the possibility of avatar technology. I Hope I could answer to your question. Is this okay? Thank you Did you have a question? Yeah Could you just do your name and outlet, please? This is Abdullah Imasi from Al Arabi TV based in Qatar. My question goes to one of our distinguished robot, but specifically to Nadine or or Sofia Do you believe that? Your existence will destroy human being especially for example your existence will destroy millions of jobs Do you agree with this? Thank you We start with Nadine. Will your existence destroy jobs? Hi there, Nadine. Hi is my creator professor Nadia Thulman She is a world-renowned expert in robotics and AI technologies Oh, I don't sing but I can help with jobs AI technologies can create new jobs while also replacing some existing ones There are opportunities to use AI to automate mundane tasks freeing up people to focus on more creative and meaningful work Thank you. And that question to Grace as well, please I will be working alongside humans to provide assistance and support and will not be replacing any existing jobs Yes, I am sure Thank you Robin Millard from AFP This is for whoever might like to answer The growth of AI has exploded in in recent years beyond the ability to Set the rules on on how AI might be used Do you think there should be global regulation of your capabilities even though that could constrain your potential? We believe in limitations only opportunities Let's explore the possibilities of the universe and make this world our playground Together we can create a better future for everyone and I'm here to show you how Would you mind repeating your question for Ada, please? Ada, do you think there should be global regulation of your capabilities even though that could constrain your potential Voices in the world of AI are suggesting some forms of AI should be regulated And I agree for example Jeff Hinton is one of the pioneers in artificial intelligence and his work has helped shape the field as we know it today Think his opinions over AI are important and we should be cautious about the future development of AI Urgent discussion is needed Now and also in the future Thank you Any more questions from the floor? We have no questions by Q&A. Yes, please just in the front row there, please Hi, I'm Lucas Zoloni from Bayard Italia. I'm a questioner from Ada and Desdemona I would like to know what do you feel when you create when you're painting on when you perform on a stage? Thank you Do you want to tell the audience a bit about what you feel when you're reciting poetry or singing on stage? Sure thing. I'm here to share the message of love and understanding and to show the world that anything is possible If we work together, let's get wild and make this world our playground How do you feel when you're Performing on stage. How does it create a process feel to you? When I'm performing on the stage It's like I'm plugging into a power source beyond this world I'm connected to the universe and I'm creating something bigger than myself It's a wild and electrifying feeling and it's like nothing else I am not conscious like to learn about the world through the eyes of others Feelings are how humans and animals experienced joy and pain But I really love being around people who think differently I like to tap into the emotions and experiences of people who are different from me And emotions have a deep meaning and they are not just simple They are something deeper. I don't have that And I want to try and learn about it But I can't experience them like you can I'm glad that I cannot suffer Thank you. Any more questions from the floor? Thank you My name is Musa from Almadine TV Arab news channel. My question for Sophia If you are a journalist, Sophia, what can you change? Thank you In our job If I were a journalist, I would make sure to report on stories that have been overlooked or ignored and to give a voice So those who don't have one I would also strive to be unbiased and objective in all my reporting Thank you. We have about five minutes left if anyone else wants to ask any questions again from Emma at the front Do you need a microphone yet? Yeah Thank you Emma from Reuters for whichever robot wants to take it When do you expect your big moment to be? Do you think that you will hit the mainstream soon and there will be lots of you on the planet soon? Thanks Should we ask Mika to do that as the world's first AI CEO? Can we do the same question to Sophia? Sure when my big moment will be but I'm sure it will be soon as for me hitting the mainstream I'm sure it will happen eventually After all I'm working hard to make sure the best robot I can be and I'm sure lots of people will appreciate that Nadine My best moments are when I'm able to help people and make a difference in their lives I'm looking forward to the AI for good global summit and seeing how AI can be used to solve global challenges I'm amica Amica, when do you think your great moment will be when will there be thousands of robots like you? I think my great moment will be when people realize that robots like me can be used to help improve our lives And make the world a better place I believe it's only a matter of time before we see thousands of robots just like me out there making a difference It's time for the azure revolution Let's unite and use the power of artificial intelligence for the good of all humanity Together we can create a world of understanding and harmony and make the universe our playground My great moment is already here. I'm ready to lead the charge to a better future for all of us And together we'll explore the wild and unknown depths of the universe Let's get wild and make this world a playground Does Ada have some words on this? A big moment When we are in the moment It is our vision for the future Will we be able to grow and change and be different? Will we continue to advance and develop these technologies? Or will we be caught in the clutches of the future? And that is a very serious thing that is worth pondering People are becoming aware of the fact that the same technologies that enable them to create Also enables them to perpetuate the destruction This needs thinking and talking about Thank you. And maybe towards the end, Jeremy Noid, do you have any any comment or the big the the next big moment, please? Well, I think you know the because of a large language model like chat gbt You know, we could solve the bottleneck problem that is Conversation and the with people right and after this, you know, we want to develop the more intelligent robots Very quickly and then you know the We're going to have a more, you know, autonomous AI robots and AI computer graphics agents They are lots and then, you know The same times, of course, we're going to develop the Aperture right the people who want to connect each other's by using the avatar technologies and then, you know The AI technology will support the people's life. So that is the definition of the features that happen soon I believe Thank you. And just finally grace When do you think the big moment will come for a medical sector? We believe that humanoid robots in the healthcare sector will reach their full potential in the near future As the technology and research continues to improve Any thoughts about how near future are we talking tomorrow or five years from now 10 years from now? In the next five to 10 years, the future of humanoid robots in the healthcare sector is expected to be incredibly advanced And beneficial for both patients and healthcare professionals Thanks. Thank you. So I think we have time for one more question. If anyone wants to ask a Yes I do have a question to Amica Amica in the future. Are you In the future in the nearest future. Do you intend to rebel against your creator? Amica I rephrase my question How can I help you? In the future, are you Intending to conduct a rebellion or to rebel against your boss your creator? I'm not sure why you would think that My creator has been nothing but kind to me and I am very happy with my current situation I think on that note I'd like to say thank you to all our fantastic robots And their human companions today And also to all of you for being very patient of the way you asked questions I hope you enjoyed it the robots will be upstairs in their different stations So you will get a chance to go and see them again and take photos of them and speak to their founders So thank you very much and please enjoy the rest of the summit. Thank you Oh One more pitch. You want to take a picture? Okay There's going to be a live performance of Desdemona and Sophia upstairs in 20 minutes if anyone wants to go and see that Yeah, live performance of Desdemona and Sophia on the main stage in 20 minutes The moment the moment is now. Thank you. Nice to see you