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Can AI Cure Isolation? Dr. Susan Lim Reveals Human-Robot Bonds!

  • Art & Culture
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Science & Technology

About the video:

Join Dr. Susan Lim as she takes the stage at INK 2023: Futureverse to delve into the fascinating world of AI and companion robots. In this eye-opening presentation, Dr. Lim, a renowned surgeon and playwright, explores the enduring fantasy of human companionship with inanimate entities. Highlighting the potential of AI and robotics to combat social isolation, she shares her personal journey and how quantum physics sparked her imagination.

The presentation features a unique collaboration with Joi Barua performing “Teleportation,” and animations by Samudra Kajal Saikia, bringing Dr. Lim’s musical piece, “Limb Fantasy of Companionship,” to life. Discover how these innovative ideas could reshape our society and address the growing issue of loneliness. Don’t miss this thought-provoking talk on the future of human-robot relationships and the power of creativity in addressing emotional and social challenges.

About Dr. Susan Lim:

Dr. Susan Lim Mey Lee is a surgeon, scientist, playwright, lyricist, and visionary creative director. She co-created and wrote the musical ALAN, as well as two orchestral pieces–Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano and Orchestra and Lim Cosmic Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra.

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