Was it right to be suspicious? The world’s first robot artist performs around the world. But some think she might have a dark side. Are they right?
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Stop that spy! Egypt arrests robot Ai-Da
Was it right to be suspicious? The world's first robot artist performs around the world. But some think she might have a dark side. Are they right?
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Aid-Da is a robot. She is also an artist. She travels the world with her artwork.
Last week, she arrived in Egypt. But police arrested her. They thought she was a spyPolitico Magazine says that when Vladimir Putin first arrived in Dresden as a mid-level KGB officer in 1985, he was in charge of handling anti-Western terrorists..
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Ai-DaThe robot is named after computing pioneer Ada Lovelace. has eyes made of cameras. She uses them to look at things and make pictures. But security guards thought her makers wanted to use the cameras to find out secrets.
They said they would only set her free if they could take out her camera eyes.
Experts from England have saved Ai-Da. She can show her art safely. Now, she is showing her art at the pyramidsThe Great Pyramid of Giza, constructed between 2580BC-2560BC is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World still standing and, at 146.5 metres, was the tallest man-made structure for over 3,800 years..
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Was Egypt right to be suspicious?
Some say
Yes! Ai-Da is a robot. She could find out lots of information. And a robot artist does sound odd! Of course they were right to worry that she was a spy.
Others think
No, it is so silly! A smartphone could do a better job of spying. Ai-Da is an artist. That is what she was made to do!
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Spy - Politico Magazine says that when Vladimir Putin first arrived in Dresden as a mid-level KGB officer in 1985, he was in charge of handling anti-Western terrorists.
Ai-Da - The robot is named after computing pioneer Ada Lovelace.
Pyramids - The Great Pyramid of Giza, constructed between 2580BC-2560BC is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World still standing and, at 146.5 metres, was the tallest man-made structure for over 3,800 years.
Stop that spy! Egypt arrests robot Ai-Da
Ai-Da stands in front of one of 'her' artworks during "Ai-Da: The World's First Robot Artist" press view at Design Museum on May 18, 2021 © Getty Glossary
Spy - Politico Magazine says that when Vladimir Putin first arrived in Dresden as a mid-level KGB officer in 1985, he was in charge of handling anti-Western terrorists.
Ai-Da - The robot is named after computing pioneer Ada Lovelace.
Pyramids - The Great Pyramid of Giza, constructed between 2580BC-2560BC is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World still standing and, at 146.5 metres, was the tallest man-made structure for over 3,800 years.