Uncanny humanoid robot works at a Gov office in Russia + NLP is chasing wrong goal

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The field of natural language processing is chasing the wrong goal 
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07...i-opinion/

Natural language processing: "Researchers are too focused on whether AI systems can ace tests of dubious value. They should be testing whether systems grasp how the world works." (MORE)



An uncanny humanoid robot is working at a government office in Russia
https://www.businessinsider.com/humanoid...sia-2020-8

SUMMARY POINTS: A humanoid robot is the first to work in a civil service office in Russia. The robot was made by Philadelphia-based Promobot. Previously, a Promobot was spotted around New York City surveying people about possible coronavirus symptoms before getting banned from a park. Here's how it works.. (MORE - details, images) .... 2nd video: https://youtu.be/YFauWX0gJCA

Humanoid clerk helps cut red tape in Russia

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/QTGMFEiuOYM
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Typical government worker type.
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