Re: [projectvrm] A long deep walk down uncanny valley

["=Drummond Reed" < >]

If you want to drive past the uncanny valley right off a cliff, go see Ex Machina. It will make you rethink AI altogether.

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Dean Landsman < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

That Clara. Such an info slut!

On 5/13/2015 2:45 PM, Lucas Cioffi wrote:

Dear Brian,

Thank you for your thoughtful post; I am literally still processing it.  Yes, things are crazy here too, so let's stick to email.

Love,

Clara 

on behalf of Lucas Cioffi

Co-Founder, QiqoChat.com

Charlottesville, VA

Mobile: 917-528-1831

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Brian Behlendorf < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

https://claralabs.com/

So a colleague here had been interacting with a certain company's CEO to set up a couple of meetings over the course of the month, only being told later that "Clara", the exec's PA, was actually a bot.  He was surprised, another person here scheduling some meetings was surprised.  Even the deferring responses to requests for more information didn't flag it, or how she responded when asked "Can we hop on the phone to find a time" with "I'm sorry, things are crazy here, I think it's best if we stick to email"... didn't flag it as outside the usual.

Next up, a bot for negotiating VC deal terms.  "You've got funding."

Brian