[ExI] Japanese professor created lifelike robot copy of himself

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Meet the ‘father of humanoids,’ the Japanese engineer who has created
six robot versions of himself

In 2006, Japanese engineer Hiroshi Ishiguro shocked the world by
creating an android copy of himself called Geminoid HI-1. Nearly
twenty years later, he has built six robot replicas of himself, with
each version becoming more advanced.
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“The main feature of this version is it’s conversational. We have
integrated it with a large language model, and then we have input ten
of my books and almost all media interviews,” Ishiguro said in his
interview with CNBC.

“Originally, I was using this robot for giving lectures when I was
busy. But now, after the lectures, this Geminoid HI-6 can answer the
questions given by an audience,” he added.
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