the words you say. the words you say. they have taken things the words you say. they have taken things even the words you say. they have taken things even further- the words you say. they have taken things even further by. taken things even further by combining his synthetic voice with a virtual avatar, which is a work in progress. it with a virtual avatar, which is a work in progress. a work in progress. it is amazing a work in progress. it is amazing what a work in progress. it is i amazing what technology a work in progress. it 3 amazing what technology can do these days. amazing what technology can do these days- these days. so, where does the ai start, these days. so, where does the al start. and these days. so, where does the ai start, and peter. these days. so, where does the ai start, and peter. ? these days. so, where does the ai start, and peter. ? there - these days. so, where does the ai start, and peter. ? there is i ai start, and peter. ? there is a ath a
drop into conversation. aha, drop into conversation. little knowledge may be a dangerous thing but it is not half as bad as a lot of ignorance. half as bad as a lot of- ignorance. doesn t ignorance. write 0k. doesn t want an automatic ignorance. write 0k. doesn t want an automatic voice - ignorance. write 0k. doesn t want an automatic voice that| want an automatic voice that talks were him, he wants an automatic voice that he can control. the whole idea of human sensitive ai is work as a partnership and peter has got a great phrase. he describes it as a jazz combo. it is the idea of two systems working together to produce something which is greater than the sum of their parts. greater than the sum of their arts. . . , greater than the sum of their arts, . ., , ., parts. and create they have, they have parts. and create they have, they have thought parts. and create they have, they have thought peter- parts. and create they have, they have thought peter 2.0| parts. and creat
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between humans and robotic workers and caregivers in real world applications such as hospitals, schools and homes. of course, the machines are not softening us up before they become our robotic overlords! the hay festival is steeped in tradition. it is a place where people come to exchange their screens for good old fashioned books. but, the pandemic has forced even the most conventional to adapt, and this appearance has proved no gimmick. i am a transitioning cyborg. this is peter scott morgan who has motor neurone disease, but he s also a doctor of robotics and he calls himself the world s first human cyborg. peter was diagnosed with als in 2015 and decided to use technology