Tag: AI

CHINA UNVEILS THE WORLD’S FIRST FEMALE AI NEWS ANCHOR AS GLOBAL SHIFT TOWARDS ROBOTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACCELERATES

Randolph Jason

CHINA UNVEILS THE WORLD’S FIRST FEMALE AI NEWS ANCHOR AS GLOBAL SHIFT TOWARDS ROBOTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACCELERATES by Geoffrey Grider for Now the End Begins Named Xin Xiaomeng, the perfectly-coiffed broadcaster is the newest addition to Xinhua’s team of existing male AI anchors. Xiaomeng was developed jointly by Xinhua and search engine company Sogou, and was shown off in a video sent out on social media on Thursday. Aside from a few seemingly stiff facial muscles, Xiaomeng is remarkably life-like, complete with hand adjustments during piece-to-cameras, and just enough on-cue blinking. The…

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DIGISEXUALS IN THE UK ARE CALLING FOR SEX WITH ROBOTS TO NOW BE PROTECTED UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 1998

Randolph Jason

DIGISEXUALS IN THE UK ARE CALLING FOR SEX WITH ROBOTS TO NOW BE PROTECTED UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 1998by Geoffrey Grider for Now the End Begins One digisexual Akihiko Kondo, a 35-year-old school administrator who married a virtual reality singer in Japan, deems himself to be sexual minority facing discrimination. For those who identity as digisexuals, Markie and MacArthur believe they may be resistance akin to the pushback against other sexual minorities such as homo, trans, and bisexuals. Pressuring for human rights protections could be one way in which…

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