Posted 10.12.2011 at 11:51 am
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The Museum of Modern Art's exhibition "Talk To Me" explores the complicated interactions between machines and their humans in a fun and fascinating way. Next week, the museum's holding an all-day symposium, open to the public.
It will feature discussions and presentations by curator Paola Antonelli and some 20 other luminaries, including chef Marcus Samuelsson, artist Natalie Jeremijenko, and performer Sputniko. Subjects covered will include "design and script writing, cognitive science, gaming, augmented reality, and communication." The keynote address will be delivered by Radiolab host Jad Abumrad, who just received a MacArthur grant.
Hopefully the adorable Tweenbot (seen below) will put in an appearance as well.
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1.) Why are they helping a machine, to what purpose or end.
2.) They point it in a direction. How do they know, this is its chosen course?
3.) None of these people look about to see if who is controlling it or if this machine is lost and belongs to someone.
4.) I keep thinking to myself as I watch this, it is stage, I am bored and I what is in the refrigerator, I am hungry.
5.) Do I seem to negative to you. Ok, the machine is real. It has a wish to go across the park. The people think its real and feel sorry for it too and help it along its way.
WOW! Amazing!
Well, I made popcorn. It taste really good and buttery.
I will watch this movie again and maybe againe with hopes in the morning as I dream about it, I may find a EUREKA!
I just watch it once again. I just failed the Peter Pan principle. I do not believe, sorry. I could not wait, until tomorrow for the Eureka.
The video was clear. The actors were good. The song was cheese, yet correct for the little robot fellow.
I only wish credits of the actors, directors, writer and so on scrolled at the end to be fair to all who were involved. Congratulations for a nice video! Good night, before I type grumpier.
Oh, I do not feel bad for blog 3 times. This thing has been up a while and no one else commented. I felt I showed appreciation by watching and commenting, were others felt fear to tread.
@new
the purpose of this is just to see how people intereact with it
nope, cheers
Juggermog,
I agree with you and thought this from the beginning.
But watching it, it seems as if the hole thing is stage\fake. Ok, it’s my own perception. But, would you act excactly as these people did, had you come across this thing in the park?
@Q(BubbaGump)
its done on purpose to see how we interact with other lifeforms. just wait till the Illuminati stages fake alien invasions on earth using holograms.
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@JediMindset
I am Q. Who is BubbaGump?
On, aliens already live among us and observe us daily. The past had less fear of humanity and so were more often observed and feared. Today's aliens for the most part stay at a distance and use their stealth powers, which are a 1000 times or better than ours.
@Grunt/Q/BubbaGump/Komiko
lololol
on a serious note i agree but aliens could have destroyed us years ago. why wait till now when we are kind of powerful with things like biological weapons and nuclear?
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I wonder what notes they put in their journal as I walk by their little cutie robot and I BOOT it out of the park, and then kept casually walking.