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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
I'm Neil.
And I'm Sam.
Do you think robots could ever become intelligent, Sam?
Well, if you believe Hollywood movies like Robocop, robots will grow more powerful than their human creators and take control.
You've been watching too many sci-fi movies, Sam,
but seriously, do you think robots will ever be able to think or dream?
Could they fall in love or create art?
It's hard to say, but because of the huge advances in artificial intelligence over the last 10 years, questions like these are being asked more and more.
In this programme we'll be meeting a very unusual person, if that's the right word,
who can help answer some of these questions.
She's called Ada.
She's an artist who can draw,
paint and create sculptures and she's a robot.
Yes, the humanoid robot Ada uses a robotic arm and a pencil to draw what it sees with a camera in its eye.