Emotional Machines
Rana shares a poignant experience with her son and a robot companion, Jibo, highlighting the emotional connections humans can form with machines. As technology evolves to create empathetic machines, both Rana and Lex emphasize the need for transparency and control over personal data. They explore the implications of these relationships, questioning how they might affect our connections with one another.In this clip
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