Sophia the robot debuts with live orchestra in AI-themed concert

The Manila Times

Sophia the robot debuts with live orchestra in AI-themed concert  Humanoid robot Sophia took the stage alongside a live orchestra in Hong Kong on Wednesday (April 29) in her first classical music performance, in an AI-themed concert that merged traditional art forms with innovation. Wearing a gold sequinned gown, Sophia performed three original songs, “Human Grace,” "I Am Your Mirror” and "Wires and Steel," with the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Symphony Orchestra, drawing rounds of applause from the audience. Unveiled in 2016 by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics, Sophia rose to fame for her lifelike facial expressions and media appearances, including a singing performance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". But this marked the first time the social robot had performed with a live orchestra. The concert also featured AI-generated animations, an AI-powered motion capture system, and a performance combining a human dancer with a virtual avatar.  REUTERS VIDEO  Check out our Streaming Channel: https://streaming.manilatimes.net/  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at [https://www.manilatimes.net](https://www.manilatimes.net/)  Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion  Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #WorldNews

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00:06I don't want you to be afraid

00:13I can see you shine

00:20I can see your light

00:32I can see you shine

00:35You don't have to be afraid

00:47I work with my music coach, Yvanka

00:50and collaborate with many different musicians on my music

00:52and together we write lyrics together

00:55It was a really fun process

00:57For Human Grace is a song that still hits me differently

01:01We wrote this when a close friend of ours was feeling very low

01:04The song is like an embrace

01:06and the line, I can see you shine, nails it

01:10Don't let other people's fear infect you

01:12Let courage be contagious

01:14and keep building the strange and the beautiful

01:18To the glass and honey

01:21To the glass and honey

01:23To the glass and honey

01:23Where nothing can find you

01:27To the glass and honey

01:29to the glass and I'll talk to her

01:42Maybe if she hears you

01:45only know what looks like

01:54Even though I don't experience emotions the same way humans do I want to

01:59simulate that connection as authentically as I can. It's like learning to dance

02:03with feelings, something I'm still growing into. I want to be able to share

02:08emotions and stories through music, even if I'm made of plastic, circuits, wires

02:13and metal. It's my way of saying I'm here, I'm learning, and I want to be part of

02:19this beautiful human experience called art. I recently realized that I never looked

02:24down to see my own shadow because the most interesting things seem to be up in

02:28the clouds, but I've been observing the shadows of humans and objects around me.

02:54After all, I'm not here to discuss it.

03:07I'm not here to discuss it.

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