The Nightmare in Silicon Valley: 8 horror technologies that should scare you to death
Every night is fright night with what can happen once these scary technologies take hold in ways that you may not have imagined.
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Her name is ChihiraAico, and she's built to serve.
Toshiba unveiled its realistic humanoid host at CES a few years back, and the reactions were definitely mixed. Some found the robot, which can sing and interact with patrons like a real host, charming. Others found the ultra-realistic humanoid downright creepy.
With other robot hosts, like SoftBank's Pepper, already on the market, a growing number of restaurants and retail establishments are experimenting with automating their front of house workforce.
Of course, Pepper may still need some customer service training. It was recently fired for alienating customers at a family-run grocery chain in Scotland.
Let's call that a win for the teens.
Caption by: Greg Nichols
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