Scientific American Frontiers : The Intimate Machine (2002)
Genres - Science & Technology |
Sub-Genres - Computers, Inventions & Innovations |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis
Host Alan Alda gets up-close and personal with computers as he tracks efforts at MIT's Media Lab to make them "act more like living things." Included: a "virtual playmate" that one day, its developers hope, will be able to spot abilities in kids and nurture them; and computers programmed to act like dogs and wolves that enable scientists to study the nature of intelligence and emotion. Then there's Leonardo, a computer-driven movie robot that Alda calls "a collaboration between Hollywood chutzpah and MIT know-how."
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artificial-intelligence, communication, computers, man-vs-machine, PC (Personal Computer), robot
