Share: Google’s Creepy Robobear Spybot

By | May 20, 2016
 

Speaking of Google AI… the horror movie script just writes itself with this Google patent from a year ago, because of course a hack or glitch is going switches your child’s toy from “CUDDLE” to “KILL.”

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From the actual United States Patent and Trademark Office filing:

DETECT A SOCIAL CUE, WHEREIN THE ANTHROPOMORPHIC DEVICE INCLUDES A CAMERA AND A MICROPHONE, AND WHEREIN DETECTING THE SOCIAL CUE COMPRISES THE CAMERA DETECTING A GAZE DIRECTED TOWARD THE ANTHROPOMORPHIC DEVICE.

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Download filing of patent:
Patent #: US20150138333 (PDF)