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The robot has a human-like face, hands and arms that move with what can be described as enthusiasm as it jumps up and down and spins during a live performance of Keichiro Shibuya's opera "Scary Beauty" in the Emirate of Sharjah.

For Shibuya, a composer from Japan, the role of robots in our daily lives may be increasing but it is up to us to decide how intelligence can Artificial Increasing human experience, for humans and robots to make art together.

“This work is an expression of the relationships between humans and technology,” Shibuya said. Robots will sometimes act crazy and human orchestras have to follow. But people can sometimes cooperate very comfortably.”

Shibuya composed the melody, but the robot controls the speed of the tempo and the strength of the voice during the live show, and even sings sometimes.

"It is assumed that the robot itself moves with its own independent will," said technician Kotobuki Hikaru.

The lyrics of the artwork are based on literary texts by the American writer William Burroughs, who belongs to the “Pitt Generation” literary movement, and the French author Michel Welbeck.

“The robots and artificial intelligence that exist today are not perfect at all,” Shibuya said. My focus is on what happens when this unfinished technology meets art.”

mixed reactions

The performance was met with mixed reactions from the audience.

"I think it's a very interesting idea... we came to see what it looks like and how... it's possible," said Anna Kovacevic.

Another person in the audience said after the show that "a human maestro is much better." Despite his interest in artificial intelligence and his expectation of great achievements, his final opinion on the project was that “the human touch is missing.”