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Spoon bender Uri Geller

has applied to be 'weirdo'

with the U.K. government

Reuters

LONDON — Spoon-bending celebrity psychic
Uri Geller, 73, has applied for a job in the British
government in response to an advert for
“misfits” and “weirdos,” saying no other
candidate would possess his powers.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s
most senior adviser, Dominic Cummings,
advertised government jobs for “assorted
weirdos” in a recent blog post, complaining that
the civil service did not have enough genuine
cognitive diversity.
In a cover letter beginning “Dear Dom,”
Geller said that his career as an entertainer has
been the “perfect mask” for his work in
espionage.
“While many have doubted my abilities,
my achievements cannot be dismissed as
trickery or illusions,” said the Israeli, who
became famous in the 1970s for performing “A.I. may start to approach something in the 44-year-old Maezawa, who sold his
telekinetic feats on television, such as bending mammal category but I don’t see, necessarily, online fashion retailer Zozo Inc to SoftBank
spoons without touching them. human-like intelligence and, as such, I don’t Group Corp, is seeking single females aged over
“In my intelligence work I assisted with think we can even consider the idea of human- 20 for the show, which will be shown on
Operation Desert Storm, helped to locate secret like self-awareness,” he said. streaming service AbemaTV.
tunnels in North Korea, and used my skills to “I think in some ways that (robots “As feelings of loneliness and emptiness
erase crucial diplomatic discs on their way to looking identical to humans) is not that far off,” slowly begin to surge upon me, there’s one thing
Moscow,” he said. McMullen added. that I think about: continuing to love one
Geller recently said he had used his However, David Levy, a computer woman,” wrote Maezawa on a website for
powers to help Johnson win last month’s science professor, told the Star there have been applicants.
election by giving his aides a spoon enthused attempts to upload A.I. personalities to sex dolls. “I want to find a ‘life partner’. With that
with positive energy. “At the moment, human-computer future partner of mine, I want to shout our love
“Perhaps you could have used my conversation is one of the biggest if not the and world peace from outer space,” continued
abilities in your dealings with Michel Barnier,” biggest unsolved problems of A.I.,” Levy said. Maezawa, who is due to fly around the moon in
he added in his letter, referring to Brexit “I will always believe that in order for a 2023 as the first private passenger with Elon
negotiations with the European Union. sex robot to reach a kind of pinnacle where they Musk’s SpaceX.
However, Cummings and Johnson might are almost indistinguishable from humans, it has Maezawa, who recently split up from
not be impressed with Geller’s previous Brexit to have good conversation.” actress girlfriend Ayame Goriki, 27, has said he
involvement, after he called upon Britons in Levy even went so far as to say the A.I. plans to take artists on the flight to inspire works
March 2019 to stop the process altogether by sex dolls could be created so they’re “replicas of based on the experience, in a project he dubbed
twice-daily bursts of mass-telepathy. people living or dead.” Dear Moon.
Asked by Reuters whether he thought his The prevalence and demand for sex dolls The documentary, titled “Full Moon
paranormal powers would give him an unfair has grown in recent years as they have become Lovers,” will stream on AbemaTV, which is
advantage over other candidates, he said: “Yes, more life-like in appearance, prompting the backed by online ad agency CyberAgent and
absolutely.” beginning of a new and rather bizarre social broadcaster TV Asahi and targets a younger
“I don’t think any of the other people media trend. audience that is turning away from traditional
who filled out the form have any psychic Sex doll reviews can now be found on TV.
powers, but I’m not 100% sure,” he said. [] YouTube. Videos depict individuals purchasing, Applicants must “be interested in going
unboxing and then reviewing the dolls — with into space and able to participate in the
Are A.I. Sex Dolls The some garnering millions of views, the U.K. Sun preparation for it” and “be someone who wishes
reports. [] for world peace,” the website states.
Future Of Intimacy? Applications close on Jan. 17 and
FULL MOON LOVERS: Maezawa will select his partner by the end of
March.
Aidan Wallace
Japanese Billionaire Seeks The documentary is the latest high-
profile move by the billionaire, who is also
Sex dolls are becoming so well made, one doll 'Life Partner' For Spacex
giving away $9 million to his Twitter followers
maker believes it could be a matter of years to try and spark debate in Japan about the merits
before they “approach something in the mammal Voyage
of the idea of basic income. []
category,” the Daily Star Online reports.
Matt McMullen, owner of RealDoll, Reuters The ‘X’ Zone Radio Show
says artificial intelligence could help make sex
with
dolls indistinguishable from real people. TOKYO — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Rob McConnell
“I would say probably within five to 10 Maezawa’s search for a girlfriend to join him on
years the appearance of a robot is going to a voyage around the moon will be the subject of Monday - Friday
drastically improve,” McMullen told the Star. a new documentary program, in the latest 10 pm - 2 pm Eastern
www.XZBN.net
attention-grabbing stunt by the entrepreneur.