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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

New York vs. London: Who has the hottest airport hologram?

by Zoe Li, Hong Kong Editor

"I can be whatever you want me to be." As Jimmy Kimmel asks, "How is this not a sex robot?"

What's better than real human contact? Virtual human contact, of course.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced last week that life-size digital projections of customer care representatives will start work this summer at three airports.

After the Port Authority reviewed about 10,000 comments from the public, they found that travelers want more human interaction when they are transiting airports.

Instead of training existing staff, machines that project virtual assistants have been rented for a six-month trial, costing US$180,000.

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