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Alongside the lifelike robot, shoppers can try their hand at futuristic screen technology that responds to touch in mid-air.
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While Tay, Microsoft US’s deep-learning AI chatbot, devolves into a horrifying racist, Microsoft Japan’s Rinna has other things on her mind…
Are you hosting a large event with lots of guests? Maybe it’s time to call in AI Samurai to help with crowd control!
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