Will a robot and a human soon be indistinguishable?
almost
almost
It is stopped by the uncanny valley: this is what we call in robotics what you feel when you contemplate a virtual face.
what do you feel
You seem human, but at some point you catch something subtle, almost imperceptible, that worries you, disturbs you...
Something not right?
Almost imperceptible, it shudders, bewilders and unsettles you: unsettling valley!
Can an android make me swallow it?
this I suggest we be more creative.
What means?
That we don't design humanized robots, androids: we better create robots that look very different from humans.
Different from us... and that they serve us for something, above all.
Does Roomba, your home robot vacuum, work for you?
I don't have one, but a brother of mine tells me he is delighted with it.
Has he named it?
Name?
Many users name their Roomba.
I did not know.
An emotional bond is born between human and robot. If the person has their Roomba repaired and they offer a new one... refuse it! His is his, irreplaceable!
Like a new pet.
It is in human nature to empathize with objects and to catechize them until they feel like pets or talismans.
Or like someone in the family.
At home we are surrounded by elementary robots: washing machine, dishwasher... And my children play with their robots...
Which robots?
Furbies cosmos Pleos... There are a lot of robots at home!
Lists...
Siri. Alexa. Google Home. Jibo, the pet robot. Oh, Sony's robot goes.
Month?
A baby seal. Medical devices. Paru: it is used in accompanying therapy in dementia, in residences, stuffed animals...
We jump from their children to the elderly.
The robot goes from the playful to the therapeutic.
And the one who picks up my clothes, washes them, irons them and hangs them up?
Arrive at. It's simple.
Define for me what a robot is.
An object capable of gathering information from the environment to make decisions and act in the world.
Where was your interest in robots born?
As a child I read a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov: my father, a computer engineer, collected them.
Asimov! Are his three laws of robotics still valid?
First: A robot will not harm a human, either by action or omission.
second
A robot will obey human commands unless they go against the first law.
And third...
A robot will protect its survival unless it violates one of the first two laws.
Does a robot have to obey laws?
They must be respected by the company that created them and whoever uses them.
Because a robot can kill…
Armed robots, drones, have been used to kill humans: politicians should ban their manufacture and use.
Will a robot ever be able to hear?
At the moment, no. In the year 2080, I dare not predict it. I was not able to predict what happened this year!
It refers to...
The emergence of linguistic applications of AI (artificial intelligence), Chat GPT and derivatives.
The poems of AI.
Until now he was just playing chess, now he is starting to relate to you.
How do I know you're not a robot?
If you're not feeling the uncanny valley it means I'm not.
Or that they have made it very perfect.
Perfection lies in imperfections.
What do you hate most about robots?
That we will prefer to relate to robots than to people. There will be physical and virtual machines that replace personal relationships...
Noviets i novietes digitals.
Today, children already start sexual conversations like this. And in the platonic loves.
And will there be artificial politicians?
We know the politicians are screwing us, but we accept it, so who knows.
The robot might be more neutral...
Not if the robot is the Donald Trump program.
Ya... And I myself sometimes obey my GPS... against my own senses.
You can see that we are lost...
