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       Lifelike robots take center stage at artificial intelligence event
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   Robotics, Ben Goertzel, center, listens during a discussion about the
   future of humanity in a demonstration of artificial intelligence (AI)
   by Hanson Robotics at the RISE Technology Conference in Hong Kong on
   July 12, 2017. Artificial intelligence is the dominant theme at this
   year's RISE tech conference at the city's convention center.
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   'Han the Robot' waits on stage before a discussion about the future of
   humanity in a demonstration of artificial intelligence (AI) by Hanson
   Robotics at the RISE Technology Conference in Hong Kong on July 12,
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   the audience what 'Sophia the Robot' is made of during a demonstration
   of artificial intelligence at the RISE Technology Conference.
   Isaac Lawrence, AFP/Getty Images
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   Robot' and 'Sophia the Robot' participate in a discussion about the
   future of humanity during a demonstration of artificial intelligence
   (AI).
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   Robot,' right, and 'Sophia the Robot,' left, after a discussion about
   the future of humanity in a demonstration of artificial intelligence
   (AI) by Hanson Robotics at the RISE Technology Conference in Hong Kong