AFP, LAS VEGASA Samsung Electronics Co lab yesterday unveiled a digital avatar it described as an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “artificial human,” claiming it is able to “converse and sympathize” like real people. The announcement at the opening of the 2020 CES in Las Vegas touted a new kind of AI called NEON, produced by the independent Samsung unit Star Labs. “NEONs will be our friends, collaborators and companions, continually learning, evolving and forming memories from their interactions,” Star Labs chief executive Pranav Mistry said. Gold Associates, said Samsung might be ahead of the pack if it can develop avatars that can show emotions and expressions. He was known for developing Sixth Sense, a gesture-based wearable technology system built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Source: Taipei Times January 08, 2020 15:33 UTC