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Jeffrey Epstein told a journalist he funded Sophia the robot, who he claimed would have ‘more empathy than a woman’ Moravec‘s Paradox

Jeffrey Epstein told a journalist he funded Sophia the robot, who he claimed would have ‘more empathy than a woman’

Jeffrey Epstein's tangled web leads down some surprising paths, including, possibly, to Sophia the robot. The female robot styled after Audrey Hepburn made headlines in recent years for her eerily lifelike skin and appearance, complete with a diverse set o…
bubmag
September 14, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein told a journalist he funded Sophia the robot, who he claimed would have ‘more empathy than a woman’ Moravec‘s Paradox

Jeffrey Epstein told a journalist he funded Sophia the robot, who he claimed would have ‘more empathy than a woman’

robot sophia Anton Gvozdikov/Shutterstock Sophia the robot garnered national media attention for her advanced artificial intelligence, quotable moments (she said she wanted to "destroy humans"), diverse facial expressions, and one-time spat with Chr…
bubmag
September 14, 2019
NYC Exhibit Features Photos Documenting the Glory Days of 1980s Fashion Rediscovered in a Trash Pile Times Square

NYC Exhibit Features Photos Documenting the Glory Days of 1980s Fashion Rediscovered in a Trash Pile

New Yorks giant trash piles are one of the citys most distinguishing features, and generally, nothing good comes out of them. For example, once a giant rat ran from under bags of refuse and across my foot, which I then very seriously considered setting aflame…
bubmag
September 14, 2019