《寻找SmarterChild》Kickstarter众筹
这是一部关于SmarterChild的独立纪录片项目,SmarterChild是AOL即时通讯软件上曾拥有3000万“好友”(即用户)的聊天机器人。纪录片拍摄者林赛·西茨和赞·吉利斯正在Kickstarter上发起众筹,距离截止只剩一周,主目标尚未完成。本文作者在了解该项目后决定出资支持,并推荐读者也考虑加入。
这是一部关于SmarterChild的独立纪录片项目,SmarterChild是AOL即时通讯软件上曾拥有3000万“好友”(即用户)的聊天机器人。纪录片拍摄者林赛·西茨和赞·吉利斯正在Kickstarter上发起众筹,距离截止只剩一周,主目标尚未完成。本文作者在了解该项目后决定出资支持,并推荐读者也考虑加入。
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