{"id":36889,"date":"2016-05-20T14:57:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T18:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=36889"},"modified":"2016-05-20T14:58:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T18:58:23","slug":"coffee-break-robot-choir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/05\/20\/coffee-break-robot-choir\/","title":{"rendered":"COFFEE BREAK | Robot Choir Makes You Want To Question Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gVfBizjQd_M?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gVfBizjQd_M\">via<\/a>) In what is is the creepiest thing\u00a0that has crossed our path all week, a video produced by a\u00a0technology firm in Japan has us feeling uneasy. The video shows a robot choir &#8220;singing&#8221; Beethoven&#8217;s &#8220;Ode to Joy&#8221; from the 9th\u00a0symphony. There is even a little robot conductor waving his little robot arm.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0tech firm has been working on methods to train robots to work together using music. This frightening Cylon choir makes you wonder if this means robots are one step closer, or backwards, to becoming our overlords.<\/p>\n<p>BTW, Toyota\u00a0is working on\u00a0robot jazz bands. Not bad, really.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mO88aBahJUc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and review\u00a0before anyone else finds out? 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