Relations with Robots

Breaking Beta

Would you fall in love with a robot? Informatician dr. Zerrin Yumak explores the possibilities of building long-term relationships with virtual characters.

The movie Her shows us a futuristic world where humans engage in romantic relationships with computers. Can robots really understand or perhaps simulate human emotions? Is the future of love virtual? Dr. Zerrin Yumak (Information and Computing Sciences, UU) discusses how virtual characters work.

Speaker

dr. Zerrin Yumak Informaticus

Date & time

Wednesday October 26 2016 (15:00-16:00)

Location

USP Café

Language

English

Entrance

Free

No registration is needed, but seats are limited and first come, first served.

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Breaking Beta

Is it possible to travel through time and space? How does our brain store memories? Where did all the antimatter go after the Big Bang? And will we ever happily marry a robot? In this series we investigate some of the most mind-blowing questions in science.

Relations with Robots

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