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SUMMARY:"Uncanny Valley" by Thomas Gibbons
DESCRIPTION:Pear Theatre greets the new year with a production of UNCANNY VALLEY by Thomas Gibbons. "Uncanny valley" is a computer industry term\, referring to a sense of unease when a computer-generated figure\, or humanoid robot\, appears almost   but not 'quite'   human. UNCANNY VALLEY   which shows us a synthetic being during the slow process of becoming a human analogue   explores the painful divide between creator and creation\, the inherent unpredictability of consciousness\, and how we are redefining what it means to be human in the twenty-first century. The Washington Post called it "fascinating ... cerebrally challenging. The questions the play raises   can\, for instance\, a robot's consciousness attain a level of sophistication that qualifies as sentience?   compel one to consider whether like the Tin Man\, a manufactured being might actually someday possess a heart".
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Pear Theatre greets the new year with a production of UNCANNY VALLEY by Thomas Gibbons. &ldquo\;Uncanny valley&rdquo\; is a computer industry term\, referring to a sense of unease when a computer-generated figure\, or humanoid robot\, appears almost &ndash\; but not &#39\;quite&#39\; &ndash\; human. UNCANNY VALLEY &ndash\; which shows us a synthetic being during the slow process of becoming a human analogue &ndash\; explores the painful divide between creator and creation\, the inherent unpredictability of consciousness\, and how we are redefining what it means to be human in the twenty-first century. The Washington Post called it &ldquo\;fascinating ... cerebrally challenging. The questions the play raises &mdash\; can\, for instance\, a robot&rsquo\;s consciousness attain a level of sophistication that qualifies as sentience? &mdash\; compel one to consider whether like the Tin Man\, a manufactured being might actually someday possess a heart&rdquo\;.
LOCATION:Pear Theatre\, 1110 La Avenida Street\, Mountain View\, CA
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DTSTAMP:20260416T082013Z
URL:http://business.chambermv.org/events/details/uncanny-valley-by-thomas-gibbons-583
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