They're drone-striking Afghanistan for us.
They're replacing us on the assembly line at the Hostess plant. They're even cutting into our aortas during life-or-death surgery. But can robots master one of the most mysterious—and quintessentially human—skills of them all: making people laugh?
Meet Data, the world's first stand-up-comedy bot.
About 200 plaid-shirted tech evangelists are packed into a conference room here in the Austin Convention Center—the primary hub of the massive annual SXSW Interactive Festival—at the rather unfunny and all-too-sober hour of 4 p.m. to see some stand-up comedy. For most greenhorn performers, this would make for intimidating circumstances. But Data, the comic we're here to see, is a robot. And as he quickly reminds us, he's evolved beyond human nerves.
No comments:
Post a Comment