Inside the quest to humanise AI

We've already begun the humanisation process by giving AI human-like physical features, mannerisms and names. Companies will likely take these steps in humanising AI to increase public acceptance of these technologies. The movement to humanise AI, though, involves more than human likeness alone. "The goal of human-like AI is to replicate the positive capabilities of human beings, not the weaknesses," according to Mike Myer, CEO of conversational AI platform Quiq. He explains that more human-like AI in these circumstances would involve making the AI more personable so that the interaction feels authentic, as though coming from a human being.