Has anyone seen this? I think it's a sex robot/doll with AI:
Inventor unveils $7,000 talking sex robot
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/01/sex.robot/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn quote:
... When someone speaks to Roxxxy, her computer converts the words to text and then uses pattern-recognition software to match them against a database containing hundreds of appropriate responses. The robot then answers aloud -- her prerecorded "voice" is supplied by an unnamed radio host -- through a loudspeaker hidden under her wig.
"Everything you say to her is processed. It's very near real time, almost without delay," Hines said of the dynamics of human-Roxxxy conversation. "To make it as realistic as possible, she has different dialogue at different times. She talks in her sleep. She even snores." (The snoring feature can be turned off, he says.)
Roxxxy understands and speaks only English for now, but Hines' True Companion company is developing Japanese and Spanish versions. For an extra fee, he'll also record customizable dialogue and phrases for each client, which means Roxxxy could talk to you about NASCAR, say, or the intricacies of politics in the Middle East. ...
Gosh, golly and gee. Read the whole thing. Follow the link, and see her photo. Yikes! Good thing she can talk, because I think I'm speechless. [:I]
Roxxy's creator claims she uses AI technology that he developed. But I don't think it's teachable by the user, as HAL is. I'm guessing her "brain" is more limited.
- Chas
