Innerworld@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoMeet ‘Gabi,’ the Robot That Just Became a Monk at a Buddhist Temple in South Korea. It’s the Latest Robot to Take Up Religious Practicewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down17
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkMeet ‘Gabi,’ the Robot That Just Became a Monk at a Buddhist Temple in South Korea. It’s the Latest Robot to Take Up Religious Practicewww.smithsonianmag.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squarezeroConnection@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoObviously some PR stunt. But why and who’s benefiting? Targeting religious people in Asia to be more accepting of robots?
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Obviously some PR stunt. But why and who’s benefiting? Targeting religious people in Asia to be more accepting of robots?