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Professor Rosalind Picard

HARDtalk speaks with pioneering American scientist Professor Rosalind Picard. In the future, could robots think and feel like humans, and, if so, what are the ethical implications?

Imagine a world where robots can think and feel like humans. HARDtalk speaks to pioneering American scientist Professor Rosalind Picard, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who has advanced the capability of computers to recognise human emotions. In the future, could robots fitted with intelligent computers perform tasks such as caring for the elderly, or fight as soldiers on the battlefield and, if so, what are the ethical implications?

30 minutes

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Thu 24 Oct 201320:30GMT
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InterviewerZeinab Badawi
Interviewed GuestRosalind Picard

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