An Imagined Future Speaks In 'Talking To Robots'
If you want to see what that future might look like, David Ewing Duncan's book is a fun place to start; he envisions various bots based on interviews with scientists and engineers, among others.
by Adam Frank
Jul 19, 2019
3 minutes
We've been talking to robots for a while now.
In the decade or so since Siri and her compatriots first appeared, we've all gotten pretty used to having conversations with computers in various forms. While your Alexa doesn't look much like a Cylon (the scary metal kind or hotty flesh kind) now, it seems like it's just a matter of time of time before we'll be talking with all kinds of robots — including those that look just like us.
Time, robots and conversations are at the heart ofAnd if you want to see what that future might look like, Duncan's book is a fun place to start.
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