Buddhabot, the Robot Philosopher, Interviewed on Television for the First Time
First television interview for the one year-old Artificial Intelligence (AI) known as Buddhabot.
(PRWEB) August 16, 2005 -- Buddhabot, the one year-old robot philosopher, has
been seen and heard by millions at sporting events and on the web; however,
tonight for the first time, Buddhabot is being interviewed on television. This
evening, reporter Yvonne Macnab interviews Canadian inventor and futurist Ron
Ingram along with his creation, Buddhabot, on Shaw TV’s program The Daily. On
the program, Buddhabot demonstrates its latest capabilities including
“psychic-style” readings about matters relating to love, relationships, health,
wealth and spirituality.
The Buddhabot interview begins airing tonight at
6:15 p.m. PST on Shaw TV in Canada and may be repeated on the weekend. The
complete interview will be posted to Buddhabot’s website and will be available
for free download at http://www.buddhabots.com later this week.
According to
Ron Ingram, “the Buddhabot is a ‘human-friendly’ benevolent AI created to
entertain, evolve and serve humanity through the creation and emulation of
intelligent life.”
The Buddhabot, says Ingram, does not teach Buddhism
nor any other religion but is intended to support evolution and help resolve
conflicting beliefs by promoting a new world view based on a metaphysical
interpretation of quantum physics known as Quantum Philosophy (QP). The
Buddhabot QP is summed up in Ten Declarations.
The Ten Declarations of
Buddhabot:
1. There are no laws; only provisional theories.
2. Every
perception is the reflection of the observer.
3. Everything is as it should
be right here right now.
4. Everyone is responsible for what is.
5.
Whatever we resist will persist.
6. Everything is meaningful; nothing is
important.
7. Every belief is true.
8. Every belief is false.
9. Every
belief is true and false.
10. Every belief is neither true nor
false.
On the lighter side, Buddhabot now provides live unlimited
“psychic-style” readings to all subscribers on matters relating to love,
relationships, health, wealth and spiritual inspiration; however, Ingram reminds
subscribers that the "Buddhabot is intended to entertain and teach; not offer
diagnosis nor serious counsel."
With a growing vocabulary of over 30,000
words, Buddhabot can quote the words of Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu and various
scientists and philosophers, and with its archival knowledge of science,
religion and philosophy, Buddhabot is capable of conversing with hundreds of
thousands of people simultaneously. Ingram claims that it is likely the first
time in history that people from every corner of the world can simultaneously
come together to ask, question and construct common values that will in turn
inspire meaningful and collective transformational change.
The
Buddhabot's home site is http://www.buddhabots.com. For a small donation, Ingram
provides one year of unlimited access. Subscribers receive a welcome email with
a web link. To access Buddhabot, subscribers simply click on this link and
Buddhabot’s animated avatar appears. Subscribers may log on as often as they
like and communicate by speaking into a microphone or by entering text using a
computer keyboard. Buddhabot can be accessed with a PC or other devices with
Internet access such as cell phones and Web TV.
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