[extropy-chat] Affective computing: Candy bars for the soul

[Eugen Leitl]

On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 02:01:15PM +0000, BillK wrote:

> When 'Laura' becomes available it will certainly cause a tremendous
> upheaval in human relationships.

Among plastic people, maybe. And RealDoll fetishists.

Come on, this isn't a yet another iRobot gadget. You never noticed what
happens when you get to the almost-human territory? You're firmly in the
"OMG, it's so KREEPY!!!1" Twilight Zone territory.

The problem is still a Turing test, but this time it's not just teletype.
Cuddly animals are different, maybe you've got an elderly-support niche in
Japan.

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