The inventor of the companion robot insisted that ＂I am not a pervert＂

Alan, a 36-year-old from Wales, and Dr. Sergei spent nearly four years developing and improving a surreal physical doll called "Samantha", which can interact with users using artificial intelligence.

 

The 3000 pound doll, which appeared on the "Today Morning" program with Alan, is now being sold in offline stores. Alan said that people can use it to add interest to their social life. Because it will react to the touch and voice of its owner, life will become romantic only when it is treated well.

 

In an interview with Today Morning, he said that when the doll was in the "family" mode, he would let the children play together, but was also criticized. People always nicknamed them "eccentric" and "abnormal" because of this project.

 

But the father of two children hit back at those who said that he was abnormal: "I made it with Sergi for four years, and our wife has always been very supportive. When we told others what we were doing, their reaction was very strange, but we are not abnormal, and these dolls are not prepared for abnormal."

 

"They can be used for companionship and lack of interpersonal relationships. People can chat with these dolls, and we have tried them ourselves. It is not surprising that this doll is designed to help people, not replace human beings."

 

According to the Daily Mail, Philip Scofield said in the Morning Today that the doll "feels like a person without a soul", just like "talking to a computer". The difference between these dolls and other physical dolls is that people can interact with them appropriately through AI. You can't just treat it as a doll. You must treat it well and speak well with it, otherwise it won't interact with you.

 

"Samantha" has hundreds of built-in responses to other people's words, and also has a "family" mode. It is not only sweet talk, but also can tell jokes and daily comments.

 

Philip's wife, Hannah, 38, said: "I don't feel offended by it around me. I don't need to worry about it. It's just a doll there, but it's also like a person, like family."

 

This smart doll has been launched on the market and has sold more than 30. Users can also customize professional functions according to their own needs. Alan and Sergi are now studying new generation of products, and I believe they will meet everyone soon.





--Reprinted from the public account: Entity doll combat experience