What happens when we program a robot to emulate human emotions? Researchers at Toshiba’s Akimu Robotic Research Institute programmed Kenji, a 3rd generation humanoid to do this and called the experiment a success after the robot started to hug a certain stuffed toy and look for it when it wasn’t around. Unfortunately, Kenji started to show the same affection towards interns around it, and even refused to let one of them out of his sight one evening. The scientists concluded that Kenji’s love for the doll, or any human it encounters is not rational or genuine. They may have to deactivate him after a while.
“Ever since that incident, each time Kenji is re-activated, he instantaneously bonds with the first technician to meet his gaze and rushes to embrace them with his two 100kg hydraulic arms. It doesn’t help that Kenji uses only pre-recorded dog and cat noises to communicate”
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i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
metatronsama:
#does no one learn from sci fi horror films
“Ever since that incident, each time Kenji is re-activated, he instantaneously bonds with the first technician to meet his gaze and rushes to embrace them with his two 100kg hydraulic arms. It doesn’t help that Kenji uses only pre-recorded dog and cat noises to communicate”
that’s not horrifying at all.
japan y’all need to chill out
gonna get us fucking killed with that shit
shhh you’re duein it rite Japan
follow ur dreams