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Researcher 鈥檚 mission in life isn鈥檛 an unusual one. Like many of others, Mike wants to make the world a better place. It鈥檚 the way that he intends to do it that makes his mission an interesting one.

Mike plans to take cutting edge聽technology from the entertainment industry and 鈥渁pply it in a wider business context for the good of all鈥�.

Mike, whose designation at the University of Sydney Business School is 鈥榙igital human researcher鈥�, has been working for some years with like-minded researchers around the world on faces for a wide variety of applications.

鈥淲e are now just on the edge of being able to produce photo realistic faces that you can鈥檛 tell aren鈥檛 real,鈥� he recently told a TEDx audience in Sydney. 鈥淗ow would you feel if your computer reacted to you with a smile?鈥�

Mike went on to talk about using digital faces to improve communications with the aged and the sick. 鈥淲ould a six year old learn maths more easily with a six year old teacher on the screen?鈥� he asked.

However, he also warned of the power that might be invested in a 鈥渄igital human鈥� and of the ethical issues involved in choosing its race, age and gender. Mike is particularly concerned about the issue of trust. 鈥淗ow do we trust artificial intelligence,鈥� he asked.

On balance, Mike Seymour believes in the overwhelming benefits flowing from technology with a human face, but also believes that the humans who build the technology must be fully aware of the responsibility they shoulder when they give a machine an emotional dimension.