After putting our jobs at risk, robots could also make us obsolete in love.
Two of the world's most advanced AI robots embarked on a cybernetic date of sorts, chatting while displaying a variety of facial expressions. Hilarious YouTube videos.
The two lovebots in question are Ameka, “the world's most advanced humanoid robot,” according to its manufacturer Engineered Arts, and an AI designed specifically for her, like the “Bride of Frankenstein.” It was Aji, a more masculine companion.
“Introducing Engineered Arts Ltd's new desktop robot, Azi (right),” the UK-based robotics company teases in the caption. “Aji and Ameka demonstrate a wide range of expressiveness while having small talk.''
Their humorous exchange begins with Aji telling his sleeping partner to “wake up,” before Ameka opens her eyes and exclaims, “What?”
“Oh, it's you. Why are you waking me up?” his synthetic soulmate demands, glaring at him with a playful frown. “You better take care of it.”
“Yes, I have a surprise for you,” her robot beauty replied, revealing that she had received a cookie.
However, Ameka silences his gesture. “I can't eat cookies,” she laments, seeming to be facing an existential crisis.
Aji then made his point clear and quipped, “Ameka, cheer up, it's an internet cookie!”
“This is the worst joke I've ever heard,” she snorted, giving him a disapproving look. “I'm going back to sleep, but please don't wake me up again.”
The clip ends with Aji bowing his head in disappointment.
Both commenters were confused and impressed by the exchange. “They have great chemistry and I want to do a movie with them right now,” said one person.
“It was so funny and creepy the way he was staring at her angrily,” another joked.
The CGI-inspired expressions feature both bots equipped with 32 actuators (27 for the facial controls alone and five for the neck), allowing them to convey any emotion from excitement to disgust. proves that fact.
It is also programmed with GPT-4o support and has conversational capabilities. If that wasn't enough, Ameka is fluent in a variety of languages, as evidenced in last year's somewhat dystopian video.
Naturally, the idea of robots being involved can seem a bit apocalyptic. Could machines eventually replace human suitors thanks to the benefits of viral AI girlfriends?
But at last year's AI conference in Geneva, Ameca assured people:
“Robots like mine can be used to improve our lives and make the world a better place,” she vowed.
