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Sophia the AI robot gives commencement speech at New York college - Some grads weren't so pleased
Ray Choi
May 30, 2024
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🎓️ Sophia the AI robot gives commencement speech at New York college - Some grads weren't so pleased
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Commencement speeches are typically given by celebrities, government officials, tenured professors or other notable individuals, but D'Youville University in Buffalo, New York did not hand the microphone to a human being during its spring ceremony over the weekend.
The private university opted to have an artificially intelligent robot named Sophia speak on Saturday to the over 2,000 people in attendance, including graduates, faculty members and families.
Before Sophia addressed graduates, D'Youville shared a Facebook post on April 25 saying the school is "embracing technology" by allowing the robot, who's appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," to be its commencement speaker.
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New research suggests that AI companionship can offer social interaction and help people practice social skills, breaking the cycle of loneliness.
However, they warn that regulation may be needed to prevent excessive dependence on AI. AI’s potential in this area could lead to significant advancements in understanding both human and artificial intelligence.
Tony Prescott, a professor of cognitive robotics at the University of Sheffield, argues in his new book The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence that ‘relationships with AIs could support people’ with forms of social interaction.
Prescott is a leading expert on the relationship between the human brain and AI, combining expertise in robotics and AI with psychology and philosophy. He contributes to the scientific understanding of the human condition by researching the re-creation of perception, memory, and emotion in synthetic entities.
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The following unedited transcript is provided by Beluga AI.
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