Teh One Who Knocks
02-18-2021, 12:45 PM
By Tom Towers, Senior News Reporter - The Daily Star
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A sex robot said that machines would “take over the world” after her personality was cranked up to “maximum” realism.
Journalist Jenny Kleeman recalled the conversation between RealDoll boss Matt McMullen and one of his flagship creations, Harmony.
She was visiting the factory of sex robot manufacturer Abyss Creations in San Marcos, California, the US.
During her trip, McMullen showed off his creations and discussed the company’s application of artificial intelligence.
Kleeman said in the 2017 Guardian podcast: “McMullen had turned the intellectual aspect of Harmony’s personality up to maximum for my benefit – a previous visit by a CNN crew had gone badly after he had amplified her sexual nature.”
During that visit, Harmony had said “terrible things” and asked the interviewer to “take her in the backroom”.
Kleeman continued: “Harmony also has a mood system, which users influence indirectly: if no one interacts with her for days, she will act gloomy.
“Likewise, if you insult her, as McMullen demonstrated.”
McMullen called Harmony “ugly” and “stupid”, to which she responded: “I’ll remember you said that when robots take over the world.”
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Kleeman added: “This function was designed to make the robot more entertaining, rather than to ensure her owner treated her well.
“She can tease him and say he has offended her, but Harmony exists for no other reason than to make her owner happy.
“At several points during my conversation with McMullen, she would interrupt us to tell him how much she liked him.”
Before leaving, Kleeman asked McMullen if he thought his designs would eventually replace prostitutes.
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He responded: “Yes, but that’s probably last on my list of goals. This is not a toy to me, this is the actual hard work of people who have PhDs.
“And to denigrate it down to its simplest form of a sex object is similar to saying that about a woman.”
RealDoll and Abyss Creation’s robots have come a long way since their interview.
https://i.imgur.com/DsBqgcj.jpg
In the interim, their AI capabilities have increased dramatically.
RealDoll models with “X-Mode” are capable of forming human expressions, carrying out more complex conversations with their owners, and mimicking orgasms.
A company rep, who goes by the pseudonym Brick Dollbanger, previously told the Daily Star that it is producing models with in-built facial recognition.
Last month, we obtained footage of one of its more advanced robots – called Nova – pondering the meaning of life and her own consciousness in an incredible interview.
https://i.imgur.com/PVpE2tO.jpg
A sex robot said that machines would “take over the world” after her personality was cranked up to “maximum” realism.
Journalist Jenny Kleeman recalled the conversation between RealDoll boss Matt McMullen and one of his flagship creations, Harmony.
She was visiting the factory of sex robot manufacturer Abyss Creations in San Marcos, California, the US.
During her trip, McMullen showed off his creations and discussed the company’s application of artificial intelligence.
Kleeman said in the 2017 Guardian podcast: “McMullen had turned the intellectual aspect of Harmony’s personality up to maximum for my benefit – a previous visit by a CNN crew had gone badly after he had amplified her sexual nature.”
During that visit, Harmony had said “terrible things” and asked the interviewer to “take her in the backroom”.
Kleeman continued: “Harmony also has a mood system, which users influence indirectly: if no one interacts with her for days, she will act gloomy.
“Likewise, if you insult her, as McMullen demonstrated.”
McMullen called Harmony “ugly” and “stupid”, to which she responded: “I’ll remember you said that when robots take over the world.”
https://i.imgur.com/EdZikxX.jpg
Kleeman added: “This function was designed to make the robot more entertaining, rather than to ensure her owner treated her well.
“She can tease him and say he has offended her, but Harmony exists for no other reason than to make her owner happy.
“At several points during my conversation with McMullen, she would interrupt us to tell him how much she liked him.”
Before leaving, Kleeman asked McMullen if he thought his designs would eventually replace prostitutes.
https://i.imgur.com/Ahgorkc.jpg
He responded: “Yes, but that’s probably last on my list of goals. This is not a toy to me, this is the actual hard work of people who have PhDs.
“And to denigrate it down to its simplest form of a sex object is similar to saying that about a woman.”
RealDoll and Abyss Creation’s robots have come a long way since their interview.
https://i.imgur.com/DsBqgcj.jpg
In the interim, their AI capabilities have increased dramatically.
RealDoll models with “X-Mode” are capable of forming human expressions, carrying out more complex conversations with their owners, and mimicking orgasms.
A company rep, who goes by the pseudonym Brick Dollbanger, previously told the Daily Star that it is producing models with in-built facial recognition.
Last month, we obtained footage of one of its more advanced robots – called Nova – pondering the meaning of life and her own consciousness in an incredible interview.