Hank Gerba was once one of Sophia The Robot’s handlers, and in this episode he reveals the magic (deception) behind social robots that promise to be one day autonomous. Recorded Jan 24, 2023. Released March 10, 2023. Sophia<a href="https://www.hansonrobotics.com/sophia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hansonrobotics.com/sophia/</a> The Most Realistic Humanoid Robots in The World<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjHNFP_773k&amp;ab_channel=Motech" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjHNFP_773k&amp;ab_channel=Motech</a> Creators of famous Sophia robot reveal AI robotics for children, elderly | Nightline<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRHdnkUjcZg&amp;ab_channel=ABCNews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRHdnkUjcZg&amp;ab_channel=ABCNews</a> Sophia the Robot and Jimmy Sing a Duet of "Say Something"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-zyTlZQYpE&amp;ab_channel=TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-zyTlZQYpE&amp;ab_channel=TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Greener, with Sasha Luccioni

Hi everyone, my name is Mél Hogan and I’m a critical media studies scholar based in Canada. I’m working on a project called The Data Fix through a series of conversations with scholars, thinkers, and feelers. Together we explore the significance of living in a world of data, and especially the growing trend of “digital humans” in the form of chatbots, holograms, deepfakes, ai images and videos, and even tech that revives the dead. The conversations are minimally edited, and serve as an archive of the collective thinking and feeling that is going into the Data Fix project. Please see thedatafix.net for more details and show notes. Thank you so much for listening.&nbsp;Cover art by Oona Ode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.