Why not hire a "RoboHost" for the Oscars?
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"Really. If robots can build cars, flip hamburgers, and have sex, they can certainly prance across a stage and tell pre-programmed jokes for three hours," says Michael Cieply. "Given the current state of AI technology, this wouldn’t even be a challenge; and it would certainly save the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences a lot of grief when its governors next meet, on October 22. No more fretting about gender. A sexually ambiguous robot host can start the show as a man, end up as a woman, and transition in between. Something for everyone, with no messy arguments about inclusiveness and gender balance. Pay is not an issue. In fact, the host job will be a branding opportunity for ambitious tech companies. The Academy can put it up for sale, and give the spot to the highest bidder, assuming compliance with minimal specs that may or may not have been met in the past by James Franco and Anne Hathaway."
