Kiwi startup Soul Machines reveals latest artificial intelligence creation, Rachel

Kiwi startup Soul Machines reveals latest artificial intelligence creation, Rachel

A Kiwi company developing artificial intelligence has delivered its latest digital human, called Rachel. Rachel can see, hear and respond to you. She is an avatar created by two-time Oscar winner Mark Sagar, who worked on the blockbuster movie of the same name. Mr Sagar, of Auckland-based company Soul Machines, says his aim is to make man socialise with machine, by putting a human face on artificial intelligence. “So what we are doing with Soul Machines is trying to build the central nervous system for humanising this kind of computer,” he says. A favourite theme of Hollywood, the interaction between human and computer is already here in much simpler forms, from Siri on your iPhone to virtual assistants in your home. China’s third-largest technology company Baidu has just announced artificial…


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