Russia's First AI-Powered Robot Walked on Stage
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Russia unveiled its first AI-powered robot, which malfunctioned during its public debut, sparking ridicule and skepticism among commentators about the country's technological capabilities and authoritarian governance.
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They come out gingerly with it between them as if they knew it was going to fall. But then why even bring it out? Then at the end someone hastily tries to draw the stage curtain but it’s tangled up. It’s really slapstick and seems choreographed.