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    One of Them is a Human#1 By Maija Tammi

    Oct 30, 2018 3 minutes
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    This portrait of ‘Erica’ was one of the most controversial subjects of 2017’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, especially so when it picked up a top-three award. Finnish photographer Maija Tammi was also awarded the 2017 John Kobal New Work Award.

    The reason for the consternation was the fact that Erica is not, in fact, a human, but an android. She is designed to be lifelike, complete with voice recognition so she can have (limited) conversations with humans.

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