Friday, October 20, 2006

More Human Than Human

Courtesy of Sehar, here's a really fascinating article from the New York Times about Image Metric, a company whose software can duplicate human faces and facial expression perfectly. We're at a point in history when technology is becoming so advanced that we're wading into Philip K. Dick territory. Is Image Metric our Tyrell Corporation? Wouldn't a good word for these computer-generated performers be 'replicant?'

1 Comments:

Blogger Vicky said...

Welcome to the Uncanny Valley.

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