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The Star of This $70 Million Sci-Fi Film Is a Robot

Publication Title
The New York Times
Publication/Creation Date
July 24 2020
Creators/Contributors
Sarah Bahr (creator)
Hiroshi Ishiguro (contributor)
Osaka University (contributor)
Matthew Helderman (contributor)
BondIt Media Capital (contributor)
Sam Khoze (contributor)
Media Type
Magazine Article
Persuasive Intent
Information
Discursive Type
Responses To Inventions
Description
"[Matthew] Helderman, the chief executive of BondIt Media Capital, was meeting with the leading lady of “b,” the $70 million sci-fi film his company is backing.

Only the actress, Erica, was not, in fact, a woman but an android. Though her curious eyes were trained on Helderman’s face, the giveaway was a faint whirring when she rose from her chair."
HCI Platform
Robotical
Relation to Body
Around
Augments
Acting, Moving, Talking, Communicating
Technology Keywords
Humanoid Robots, Robotics, Androids, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Keywords
Entertainment, Films, Uncanny Valley, Empathy, Movement, Communication
Marketing Keywords
Erica
Source
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/movies/humanoid-robot-actor.html
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Date archived
August 10 2020
Last edited
July 12 2021
How to cite this entry
Sarah Bahr. (July 24 2020). "The Star of This $70 Million Sci-Fi Film Is a Robot". The New York Times. The New York Times. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/4706