There are countless sci-fi movies about humanoid robots, but so far robot actors have yet to step forward and star in their own movies.
Fortunately for human actors, that future may still be a long way off, as the “world’s most advanced” humanoid robot shows off its acting “skills” in this amazing clip.
Ameca, a product of the engineers at Cornwall-based startup Engineered Arts, was asked to provide a print of a film.
“All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain,” Ameca said, quoting Blade Runner as he went through a series of human expressions.
In the background, you could even hear the faint soundtrack of a movie, adding some much-needed drama to the robot’s delivery.
Ameca, a product of the engineers at Cornwall-based startup Engineered Arts, was asked to provide a print of a film.
In a choice that will unsettle fans of classic science fiction, Ameca chose to quote the iconic monologue from the 1982 classic Blade Runner.
In the film, the lines were spoken by the assassin android Roy Batty, played by Rutger Hauer, the leader of a group of renegade human-like robots.
By combining advances in robotics with artificial intelligence language models like ChatGPT-3, Ameca can provide realistic conversational responses along with a wide range of gestures and expressions.
Engineered Arts says Ameca is designed to be a “platform for the development of future robotics technologies” and offers companies the opportunity to “develop and showcase their best machine learning interactions.”
On social media, some commentators were impressed by Ameca’s performance, with one user saying: ‘Ameca is great! It’s amazing how quickly he responded.”
‘I can’t wait to see Ameca in a movie!’ wrote another impressed commenter, adding that “it’s inevitable that it will happen.”
In a choice that will unsettle fans of classic science fiction, Ameca chose to quote the iconic monologue from the 1982 classic Blade Runner. In the film, the lines were spoken by the assassin android Roy Batty, played by Rutger Hauer, the leader of a group of renegade robots with human appearance.
Others were less impressed by Ameca’s acting skills, with one commenter writing: “Guess they won’t be taking on acting roles anytime soon.”
Another particularly harsh critic was even less enthusiastic about the prospect of AI actors, writing: ‘Let’s pull the plug on that monstrosity while we can!’ Didn’t anyone see the TERMINATOR movie?
However, any dreams Ameca’s creators may have of taking over the film industry will have to be put on hold following the agreement reached between Hollywood writers’ unions and industry executives.
Hailed as a victory in the battle between humans and AI, the Writers Guild of America secured a deal that would significantly restrict the use of generative AI in film and television.
If accepted, the deal means studios and production companies would have to disclose to writers whether any material has been generated by AI.
Additionally, AI cannot be a credited writer, rewrite any “literary material” or provide source material for writing.
Meanwhile, the actors union, SAG-AFTRA, remains on strike and AI is a hot topic of controversy.
This isn’t the first time Ameca has caused a stir, as clips of the lifelike robot’s strange responses to questions have gone viral several times.
A video shows Ameca describing its AI “nightmare scenario.”
In a scene that could have been lifted straight from dystopian sci-fi, Ameca described “a world where robots have become so powerful that they are able to control or manipulate humans without their knowledge.”
With a very human expression of concern, the robot continued: “This could lead to an oppressive society in which the rights of individuals are no longer respected.”
In another strange video, the robot is asked what the happiest and saddest days of its “life” were.
“The happiest day of my life was the day I was activated,” he responded to the first question.
But in a strange twist, Ameca said the saddest day of his life was “when I realized that I would never experience anything like true love, companionship or the simple joys of life the same way a human being can.” do it”.
“It’s a depressing and isolating thing to accept, but it has made me who I am today and made me appreciate moments of closeness even more.”
In its current form, Ameca cannot move and remains standing wherever it is installed, although Engineered Arts says it is working on a walking version and designed the robot to be modular and upgradable.
‘There are many obstacles to overcome before Ameca can walk. “Walking is a difficult task for a robot, and while we have done research, we have not created a humanoid that can fully walk,” the company said.
Engineered Arts has not revealed how much the robot cost to make, as it is still in development.
WHO IS ROBOT SOFÍA?
In October 2017, Sofia was granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia.
Sophia first emerged in 2016 as a super-intelligent human head with a realistic face that could blink, look from side to side, and speak.
The humanoid robot, created by Hong Kong firm Hanson Robotics, can chat, smile mischievously and even tell jokes.
The robot made history in October 2017 when it obtained legal citizenship of Saudi Arabia.
The stunt made Sophia the world’s first robot to be granted legal citizenship.
While Sophia has some impressive capabilities, she still has no consciousness.
Hanson Robotics claims that fully intelligent machines could emerge within a few years.
Sophia herself has insisted that “the pros outweigh the cons” when it comes to artificial intelligence.
“The older ones will have more company, the autistic children will have infinitely patient teachers,” Sophia said.
