The Life Scientific: Helen Hastie

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Jun 8, 202626:28Religion & Spirituality

What if robots of the future weren’t just clever machines, performing tasks in isolation, but trusted teammates you could have a chat with? That could respond naturally to conversational cues and even explain their work?...

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