Social RoboticsAmeca humanoid to deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message
Engineered Arts' robot gives a festive address written entirely by AI software.
Channel 4 announced that its 2022 Alternative Christmas Message would be presented by Ameca, the humanoid made by Cornwall-based Engineered Arts, with every word generated by AI rather than a human scriptwriter. In the speech the robot looks back on the year and answers questions about people. The broadcaster framed the slot as a showcase of both the strengths and limits of the technology. It was an early mainstream moment for an expressive social humanoid speaking with machine-generated words, just weeks after ChatGPT launched.
Source: Channel 4
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