Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think it is the viewer that gives
meaning. If you didn't know the sketch was generated by computer, would you
have thought differently?
If you are raised on KFC and McDonald's, you will likely find "fine cuisine"
not to your liking. And chefs can make food that may taste good but is very
bad for your health.
And as a science geek myself - who has also enjoyed several visits to some
of the more impressive art museums of Europe - I find the Fembot remark a
little out of place here.
Cheers.
Fil
On 6 April 2010 07:56, Gunnar Swanson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have to echo Eduardo's comments. The description in the article was
> shallow enough that we have no idea what really went on "cognitively" but
> the approach seems to be part of the "gee whiz" approach where proving that
> robots can replace humans is the main point. I'm sure the same lab is
> working on a FemBot so the boys can finally get a date.
> The article said that we should "Zoom closer and you can see it's a pretty
> good sketch, the kind a street artist might rustle up for tourists." That's
> a pretty accurate description. Take a semi-reasonable likeness and add noise
> in the form of "art marks"--in this case pen squiggles--that say "human
> expression" in the silliest and most clichéd manner possible. Next we'll
> find out that the frozen and reheated food sold to tourists proves that
> factories and microwave ovens replace chefs quite well.
>
> It would be much more interesting if people asked what it is that computers
> (or factories and microwave ovens) do better than people and/or what they
> can do to make people better.
>
> Gunnar
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