#AI avatars will be the new customer service reps

#AI avatars will be the new customer service reps

They’ll help us shop, bank and book travel Jackie C.K. Cheung is an associate professor of computer science at McGill University and Canada CIFAR AI Chair at Mila. (This illustration was created by Maclean’s art director Anna Minzhulina using the generative AI image program Imagine. Minzhulina spent weeks feeding prompts into the program, inspired by the…

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#Machines will read our minds

#Machines will read our minds

AI brain sensors will translate our thoughts into speech, text or even other languages Yalda Mohsenzadeh is a professor of computer science at Western University. (This illustration was created by Maclean’s art director Anna Minzhulina using the generative AI image program Imagine. Minzhulina spent weeks feeding prompts into the program, inspired by the essay.) The…

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#Robots will help cure loneliness

#Robots will help cure loneliness

Social companions can read emotions and help with daily tasks Amir Shabani is an assistant professor of computing at the University of the Fraser Valley. (This illustration was created by Maclean’s art director Anna Minzhulina using the generative AI image program Imagine. Minzhulina spent weeks feeding prompts into the program, inspired by the essay.) Canada…

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#The sexbots are coming – Macleans.ca

#The sexbots are coming – Macleans.ca

In the next year or two, we’ll have sophisticated, purpose-built bots designed for relationships, sex and intimacy Neil McArthur is a professor of philosophy and ethics at the University of Manitoba. (This illustration was created by Maclean’s art director Anna Minzhulina using the generative AI image program Imagine. Minzhulina spent weeks feeding prompts into the…

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#Robin Williams’ Daughter Zelda Criticizes Use of AI to Recreate His Voice: “I Find It Personally Disturbing”

#Robin Williams’ Daughter Zelda Criticizes Use of AI to Recreate His Voice: “I Find It Personally Disturbing”

Robin Williams‘ daughter Zelda is speaking out against the use of artificial intelligence to recreate the sound of her father’s voice. “I am not an impartial voice in SAG’s fight against AI. I’ve witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent, like Dad,” she wrote on…

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#Meta unveils 28 celebrity AI chatbots

#Meta unveils 28 celebrity AI chatbots

You can now “talk” to Snoop Dogg, Tom Brady, Paris Hilton and more. Snoop Dogg. Photo by Araya Doheny/Getty Images   Soon, you’ll be able to text Snoop Dogg anytime you want. Kind of. Today (September 27), Meta announced they’ll be launching 28 celebrity chatbots. It’s just one of the programs in a suite of…

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