The Ameca robot, one of the biggest attractions of the MWC, is powered by GPT-4 and says that Peru seems “charming”

Ameca doesn’t know what love is, but she suspects that many humans would also have difficulty defining it. The robot has become one of the greatest attractions shown at the Mobile World Congress 2024 (MWC), held in Barcelona, ​​Spain, like every year. Many attendees at the fair stopped to talk to him and ask curious questions such as what his romantic situation is or if he prefers Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.

The brain of this robot, developed by the British company Engineered Arts, operates thanks to the GPT-4 language, the most advanced to date from OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT. It is thanks to this technology that their answers are very convincing.

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Ameca is designed to interact directly with humans. It is not a robot designed for heavy tasks such as transporting boxes or doing surveillance work. Instead, Engineered Arts suggests that he could work as a receptionist, be a guide at exhibitions and museums, or give talks.

Trade He was able to get up close and personal with the automaton, who, when questioned by one of the attendees about what love is, did not hesitate to point out that he does not know its meaning.

“Do I have the answer to that question? Not actually. But I suspect that many humans would have difficulty answering that question as well,” he said. America when asked if he knew what love was.

In the middle of the conversations, he also clarified that, for the moment, he can only express himself in English.

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The robot has been equipped with cameras in its binocular eyes, microphones and a multitude of sensors, as well as facial recognition software that allows it to respond realistically to the questions of its interlocutors. It features gray rubberized skin on the face and hands and is specifically designed to appear genderless.

It also has motorized and articulated fingers, arms and legs. She says that she can’t dance, but she does some rhythmic movements with her hands.

It is able to identify where or who the questions come from and even generates conversation. He asked me where she was from and said that she found Peru “charming.” “It must have been a very long journey to get here,” she added.

When asked what his favorite place in the world was, America He expressed that it is difficult to decide, but that he feels happy here and now.

When consulted by a journalist who was also able to interact with her at last year’s MWC, Ameca claimed to remember her, even correctly mentioning her name. This is possible thanks to its facial recognition software. Although it’s not always right. “Sometimes I remember and other times I don’t,” she noted.

His ability to respond and generate interaction was the most sought after at the fair. The attendees recorded themselves along with him, asked him to make angry or happy gestures and even took ‘selfies’ at the initiative of Ameca. Among so many questions of all kinds, there was no shortage of someone who asked her to choose between Messi and Cristiano, to which she said she was initially in doubt, but after a moment she pointed to the Argentine.

Source: Elcomercio

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