Give up humans! AI actress robot enters Hollywood and becomes the star of a $70 million science fiction blockbuster

Author | Bei Shuang

All people’s imaginations about science fiction movies will eventually become reality!

Do you remember the movie "My Girlfriend Is a Robot" that became popular all over the world in 2008? The director Guo Zairong created a robot girl in the sci-fi world, and staged a love story with humans that transcended biological barriers, which won the hearts of countless fans. However, the robot in the movie was played by Japanese movie star Haruka Ayase.

Now, robots incorporating AI technology will truly enter science fiction movies.

Recently, according to "The Hollywood Reporter", a $70 million Hollywood science fiction blockbuster "b" is under intensive preparation. This film will break the traditional model and invite the Japanese AI robot Erica to star in the film for the first time.

This will be the world's first true robot movie.

It sounds crazy, but it's actually happening! Erica, an AI robot created by Japanese scientists Hiroshi Ishiguro and Kirei Ogawa, has her own IMDB page: "Known for b".

Erica is a Japanese porn robot that debuted in April 2018 and is less than three years old.

Basic features: height 166cm, shoulder width 36cm, chest 84cm, speaks Japanese. According to researchers, Erica has a built-in voice dialogue system that allows it to interact with people. At the same time, its face, neck, shoulders and waist can be flexibly rotated, and it can match various facial expressions and gestures according to the language.

An interview video of it on Youtobe attracted many netizens. In the video, Erica's conversation, blinking and nodding were so natural that the interviewer was shocked. The video received nearly 600,000 views.

Youtobe full video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyJ-xLj9SEE&feature=youtu.be

If being a movie star requires both good looks and talent, Erica seems to have won the audience's recognition in terms of appearance. With delicate facial features, charming big eyes and a small mouth, she looks very sweet and cute. And she has received many good reviews in Youbote videos.

However, although Erica is good-looking, can communicate flexibly and make subtle movements, her main body cannot move or walk. More importantly, Erica currently has no acting experience.

In this regard, the film's producer Sam Khoze explained: "We will teach her movements and emotions, such as the speed of movements, through a one-on-one approach, and guide her character development and body language through her feelings."

Erica's founder also said that we are developing overall technology to make robots more flexible by integrating various technologies such as speech recognition, human tracking and motion generation.

It seems that we won’t be able to see this movie in the short term. However, the film’s producers said that some shots have been shot for the film in 2019, and the rest is expected to start shooting in Europe in June 2021.

The plot of the film "B" has been basically determined. According to Eric Pham, the head of the production company, the film will revolve around two main characters: a scientist and an AI robot he created. While studying human DNA, the scientist discovered a possible threat to the robot, and he eventually chose to help the robot escape. However, the director of the film and the cast of related supporting roles have not yet been determined.

Currently, the film has received financial support from the well-known media company Bondit Capital Media, which previously invested in the Oscar-nominated film "Loving Vincent". In addition, Belgium's Happy Moon Production Company and New York's top ten global media companies have also provided financial support. It is estimated that the film will cost $70 million.

After the news came out, it caused a heated discussion among netizens on Twitter. In general, it seems that everyone is not optimistic about AI robots starring in movies.

In addition, some netizens believe that there are already millions of unemployed actors in the United States, and they do not want AI to replace humans.

However, the trend of AI being integrated into all walks of life is clearly irreversible.

It is understood that long before this, the famous American director Tony Kaye had planned to use Erica in a special style movie, but later due to problems with the production schedule, it was ultimately not realized.

The official announcement of the AI ​​robot's filming plan was partly driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak in the United States has dealt the Hollywood film industry the biggest blow ever. It is understood that the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has continued to increase, and has now caused millions of infections. In order to protect the safety of the actors, the film industry has been unable to resume work.

However, AI robots will not be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and this will greatly increase the sci-fi feel of the film. In addition, if the film "B" starring AI robots can be fully presented, it will open up a new situation for the film industry.

Reference link:

https://www.slashfilm.com/movie-starring-a-robot-actress/
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/worlds-first-ai-robot-movie-star-gets-cast-in-70-m/1100-6478953/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ai-robot-cast-lead-role-70m-sci-fi-film-1300068 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyJ-xLj9SEE&feature=youtu.be