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INTEREST: Japan's Latest Newscaster... Is An Android




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Anpanmon



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:15 pm Reply with quote
Wow, that pretty impressive... Very Happy
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Seiru



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:18 pm Reply with quote
Woah that's something.It's both amazing but honestly also frightens me. Laughing Especially the one called Telenoid!But that's amazing if I was walking pass a television with them on it I would surely think they are humans!
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Hoppy800



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:50 pm Reply with quote
The age of the singularity is slowly approaching, an android newscaster is fine (a bit creepy at first though) but hopefully Japan and the rest of the world who's interested know not to cross the line by having AI, android, and robot controlled military systems and other vital functions like the water supply.
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GolfDude



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:22 pm Reply with quote
the world would like to welcome its new CHOBITS Overlords Razz

which one is Chii?
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:29 pm Reply with quote
Do android anchors dream of electric bulletins? Rolling Eyes
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EricJ2



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:03 pm Reply with quote
So, I guess I'M the only anime geezer who'll make the Android Maico jokes? Sad

Did Ishiguro work on the more fluid human-movement Actroids that had been coming out of KokoroCo a few years ago? Think they joined forces on the current models.
His early work tended to spend too much time focusing on the interaction (turning to face the speaker, putting hands up to receive something), which isn't as necessary for TV anchors.

(But at least Hatsune Miku was the Jackie Robinson who opened the career door for artificial entertainers!)


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Tiggyz



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:07 pm Reply with quote
Now all we need is flying cars to go with our robot newsreporters Laughing
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:09 pm Reply with quote
This is pretty surprising but also weird at the same time. Shocked
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Banjo



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:53 am Reply with quote
that's scary
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Nemui_Nezumi



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:53 am Reply with quote
a bit creepy I would say

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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:32 am Reply with quote
Eh, still prefer the classic, remember this way back in Y2K? Laughing

BBC News: Russia's Naked Newscast TV Reporter
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Lusbox



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:36 am Reply with quote
Certainly creepy at this stage, but can't say I'd turn down my own persocom in the future.
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yuna49



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:57 am Reply with quote
enurtsol wrote:
Eh, still prefer the classic, remember this way back in Y2K? Laughing

BBC News: Russia's Naked Newscast TV Reporter


Then there is the original Naked News (definitely NSFW). I thought they had gone out of existence, but they simply switched over to a membership site. Unlike the Russian lady, there are no strategically located items to block the view.
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Meygaera



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:46 pm Reply with quote
That is definitely approaching the uncanny valley. It's terrifying.
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