Hanson's Sophia is an interactive social robotic that could help with therapy work, customer service in healthcare, or teaching assignments. Hanson is confident that Sophia will be the start of creating superintelligent computers. If that happens, it will be a major step forward for robotics and humanoid robot research. The Sophia robotics machine is a cute and clever novelty item that we can expect to continue improving.
Little Sophia
The robot is very useful for children. It's 14 inches long and suitable for children aged 7-13. It can imitate Sophia's facial expressions, sing stories, and tell nerdy factoids. It also features A.I. It can also be used as an assistant in the home and as an augmented-reality tech. You can also use her for school projects. Little Sophia team hopes that it will attract more children to play with it.
Hanson Robotics is made up of engineers, scientists, character developers, and toy designers. The company has incorporated AI research and development to make Little Sophia a unique, educational consumer robot. Little Sophia is a wonderful educational toy that children will love. She can make more than 20 facial expressions, and even track your face. Little Sophia is designed to encourage STEM education. The company hopes that the robot will inspire children to consider careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Robots with humanoid features
Hanson Robotics, a Hong Kong engineering company is in the process of mass producing humanoid robots. Their creation of Sophia last year gained them worldwide attention. Hanson Robotics believes that Sophia-like robots would be able monitor the body and even lead people through exercises. Sophia is expected this year to hit the markets.
Since its inception, the company has concentrated its efforts on building robots that are human-like. The company's first robot, "Alice", was created for MIRA Labs, Geneva, Switzerland. It was developed to communicate emotions and act as a cognitive assistant in cognitive robotics research. Hanson Robotics also founded the INDIGO consortium to promote cognitive robotics. HUBO, another humanoid robot developed by Hanson Robotics, is called "Albert Einstein" and can mimic the voice of Albert Einstein. The robotics company plans to produce four models by 2021.
Dr. David Hanson
David Hanson, the inventor, has impressive credentials. He holds a Ph.D. in interactive arts and a BFA from RISD. He has had his work displayed at the Tokyo Modern, Reina Sofia, and Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial. He has collaborated with many artists and won several awards. Hanson's robot Sophia shows Hanson at work.
Hanson explains that the artificial intelligence and advanced aesthetics of Sophia are meant to make the robot more humanlike. He believes that although the robot is far from perfect, it will become more human-like over time. Sophia could eventually be used as a therapy robot and for educational assignments. Hanson sees the robot eventually as a step towards the development of intelligent machines that think like human beings.
Amazon's Alexa
The humanoid robotic assistant, known as Sophia, has become a transformational marketing tool, featuring in a romantic encounter with Will Smith and appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. In Saudi Arabia, she was granted citizenship. But she is seldom discussed in serious AI discussions. Her name is often associated to blockchain conferences, an idea that is growing in popularity.
Sophia, the company behind Sophia has teamed with Singularity Studios and created an open-source Blockchain that allows it to feed other AI Modules with compensation. The company intends to use the technology for Sophia's feeding with information from other services. Eventually, the company hopes to sell millions of Graces. Meanwhile, its rivals, including Amazon, are looking into using the technology to help the elderly.
FAQ
What are some examples of AI applications?
AI can be applied in many areas such as finance, healthcare manufacturing, transportation, energy and education. These are just a handful of examples.
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Finance - AI already helps banks detect fraud. AI can spot suspicious activity in transactions that exceed millions.
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Healthcare – AI is used for diagnosing diseases, spotting cancerous cells, as well as recommending treatments.
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Manufacturing - AI is used in factories to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
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Transportation - Self driving cars have been successfully tested in California. They are being tested across the globe.
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Utility companies use AI to monitor energy usage patterns.
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Education - AI is being used for educational purposes. Students can interact with robots by using their smartphones.
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Government – AI is being used in government to help track terrorists, criminals and missing persons.
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Law Enforcement - AI is used in police investigations. Search databases that contain thousands of hours worth of CCTV footage can be searched by detectives.
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Defense - AI systems can be used offensively as well defensively. An AI system can be used to hack into enemy systems. Defensively, AI can be used to protect military bases against cyber attacks.
What is the status of the AI industry?
The AI market is growing at an unparalleled rate. The internet will connect to over 50 billion devices by 2020 according to some estimates. This means that everyone will be able to use AI technology on their phones, tablets, or laptops.
Businesses will have to adjust to this change if they want to remain competitive. If they don’t, they run the risk of losing customers and clients to companies who do.
You need to ask yourself, what business model would you use in order to capitalize on these opportunities? Could you set up a platform for people to upload their data, and share it with other users. Perhaps you could offer services like voice recognition and image recognition.
Whatever you decide to do in life, you should think carefully about how it could affect your competitive position. It's not possible to always win but you can win if the cards are right and you continue innovating.
What does AI mean for the workplace?
It will change the way we work. We will be able to automate routine jobs and allow employees the freedom to focus on higher value activities.
It will increase customer service and help businesses offer better products and services.
It will enable us to forecast future trends and identify opportunities.
It will enable companies to gain a competitive disadvantage over their competitors.
Companies that fail to adopt AI will fall behind.
Statistics
- While all of it is still what seems like a far way off, the future of this technology presents a Catch-22, able to solve the world's problems and likely to power all the A.I. systems on earth, but also incredibly dangerous in the wrong hands. (forbes.com)
- In 2019, AI adoption among large companies increased by 47% compared to 2018, according to the latest Artificial IntelligenceIndex report. (marsner.com)
- According to the company's website, more than 800 financial firms use AlphaSense, including some Fortune 500 corporations. (builtin.com)
- More than 70 percent of users claim they book trips on their phones, review travel tips, and research local landmarks and restaurants. (builtin.com)
- A 2021 Pew Research survey revealed that 37 percent of respondents who are more concerned than excited about AI had concerns including job loss, privacy, and AI's potential to “surpass human skills.” (builtin.com)
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How to Setup Google Home
Google Home is a digital assistant powered artificial intelligence. It uses sophisticated algorithms, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence to answer questions and perform tasks like controlling smart home devices, playing music and making phone calls. Google Assistant can do all of this: set reminders, search the web and create timers.
Google Home integrates seamlessly with Android phones and iPhones, allowing you to interact with your Google Account through your mobile device. Connecting an iPhone or iPad to Google Home over WiFi will allow you to take advantage features such as Apple Pay, Siri Shortcuts, third-party applications, and other Google Home features.
Google Home is like every other Google product. It comes with many useful functions. Google Home will remember what you say and learn your routines. So when you wake up in the morning, you don't need to retell how to turn on your lights, adjust the temperature, or stream music. Instead, you can say "Hey Google" to let it know what your needs are.
These are the steps you need to follow in order to set up Google Home.
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Turn on your Google Home.
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Hold the Action button at the top of your Google Home.
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The Setup Wizard appears.
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Select Continue.
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Enter your email address.
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Select Sign In
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Google Home is now available