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201747 minGdocumentary

Can We Live with Robots?

201747 minGdocumentary

Akram Khan travels to Japan and the USA to explore the emotional connections between humans and robots, meeting with leading scientists in AI.

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Hannah Berryman

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Akram Khan travels to Japan and the USA to explore the emotional connections between humans and robots, meeting with leading scientists in AI.

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Hannah Berrymandirector

Ching Ying Chiencast

Akram Khan

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Akram Khan travels from the UK to Japan and the USA. He meets with scientists who create robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) that exist alongside people. Khan addresses his own doubts about emotional connections with machines. The film features a duet performed by Khan and Ching-Ying Chien. It runs for 47 minutes and was directed by Hannah Berryman.

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