A Samsung lab on Tuesday unveiled a digital avatar it described as an AI-powered “artificial human,” claiming it is able to “converse and sympathise” like real people. But some industry experts questioned the lack of detail provided by Samsung on the underlying technology. NEON is just digital avatars — computer-animated human likenesses about as deserving of the ‘artificial human’ moniker as Siri,” said the specialised tech website, The Verge. “Don’t worry about any ‘AI android uprising’ — these aren’t the artificial humans you’re looking for,” it added. '”The laboratory was launched in 2019 by Mistry, who had previously been a senior Samsung vice president and head of innovation at Samsung Mobile.

Source: Punch January 07, 2020 11:26 UTC