The robotic artist known as Ai-Da was listed to display her artwork alongside the great conglomerations of Egypt on Thursday, though the show was nearly called off after both the robot and her mortal sculptor, Aidan Meller, were detained by Egyptian authorities for a week and a half until they could confirm that the artist was actually a asset. The incident began when border guards expostulated over Ai-da’s camera eyes, which it uses in its creative process, and its on- board modem. “ I can gutter the modems, but I…
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