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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 ten 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 could 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. It's very lifelike and can even talk to the people whose picture

it's drawing. We'll hear more about this extraordinary robot and the team of inventors behind

her soon. But first, I have a quiz question. The name Ada uses the abbreviation for artificial

intelligence, AI, to make a woman's first name. But which famous real-life Ada was the robot

named after? Was it Ada Brown, B, Ada Lovelace or C, Ada Maris? I think it must be B, Ada Lovelace.

Okay, Sam, we'll find out if that's right later. Of course, building a realistic robot that can

see, hold a pencil and draw is not easy. Behind the creation of Ada was a team led by Cornish

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