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This is how things get interesting for the RealiSM project: the prototype works as an integrated video recording, editing, and playback system – all working hand in hand to generate what they call reality substitution. A custom-built camera rig, consisting of 18 high-definition cameras which are pointed in all directions, seamlessly shoots a 360-degree spherical imagery that is stitched together in all three dimensions of space. These 18 high-def cameras are paired with 4 omnidirectional microphones, able to pick up sound from all directions relative to the prototype. The 3D spherical video capture is then processed and is rendered by a custom-built HMD that also features a front camera to orient the user’s presence in both the virtual and outside environments.

Aside from the usage focus of the prototype in the medical field, it is also seen as a potential tool for bringing immersive, real-time teleconferencing – bridging the gap caused by time zone issues between the two ends of the communication medium; and also to enhance entertainment experiences – particularly in games – by introducing extremely immersive and true-to-life visuals and audio experiences.

в середине июля о создании «музыкального холдинга патриотической направленности» операторам связи и платного ТВ сообщил замминистра связи Алексей Волин

Операторам рекомендовано распространять музыкально-патриотические телеканалы в составе своих пакетов, включая льготное присутствие в сетях, говорится в документе. Волин сказал, что не помнит о такой встрече

«Я считаю, что на радио и ТВ должно быть больше музыки на русском языке, но не понимаю, зачем коммерческие радиостанции делать государственными и под прикрытием патриотизма разрушать то, что уже создано и хорошо работает, говорит продюсер Иосиф Пригожин.

In addition, sometimes robot operators insert a very clear extension of themselves into the robot, much like we see people invest in game avatars

I’d also categorize extending a sense of oneself into a robot as a form of attachment.

In ten or twenty years, when humanlike and animal-like robots are employed in a more drone-like way from a greater distance, will a similar user self-extension or new human-robot social phenomenon cause any hesitation during human-directed tasks and effect mission outcomes?

As AI and robots become more involved in our models of everyday life, I believe there will be a spectrum of emotional responses toward robots depending on their roles (for instance, caregiver, educator, industrial, companion, etc.) and individual user tendencies.

A consequence of purposeful design for attachment is that objects of attachment trigger the owner’s emotions in situations like decision making, and so can be agents of persuasion or otherwise effect someone’s actions

The bottom line is that these human-AI/robot interactions are transactions and not reciprocal, and therefore probably not healthy for most people to rely on as a long-term means for substituting organic two-way affectionate bonds, or as a surrogate for a human-human shared relationship

Is attachment to a robot problematic ethically?