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‘Avatar’ coming to life at Keesler - Local - SunHerald.com

BILOXI — The new blockbuster movie “Avatar” seems total fantasy, yet Keesler Air Force Base already is using avatar technology in a pilot cyberspace program.

Simply defined, an avatar is “you in cyberspace.” In the movie, a handicapped former Marine temporarily occupies another body, which is in cyberspace. It’s full immersion, like an out-of-body experience.

“You actually are that avatar in that environment. You’re inside that body,” said Lt. Col. Scott Solomon, commander of the 333rd Training Squadron at Keesler.

EETimes.com - AI researchers think 'Rascals' can pass Turing test

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Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a character with the capacity to hold beliefs and to reason about the beliefs of others. They are prepping their character to compete later this year in a turing test challenge.

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