Bina 48 (Breakthrough Intelligence via Neural Architecture, with 48 exaflops per

second processing speed and 48 exabytes of memory) is a social android that uses
artificial intelligences based on memories, attitudes, beliefs and mannerisms of a
human being to interact with people. She is a part of Life Naut Project , an
experiment in Artificial Intelligence and Cyber-Consciousness. In 2007, Martine
Rothblatt was approached by roboticist David Hanson about creating an artificial
intelligence that incorporated Terasem's concept of a mindfile into an artificial
substrate. In an attempt to build a cyber-consciousness as identical to that of an
BINA48 connects to the Internet and is said to be able to hold a
discussion on a range of topics from politics to religion to future
technologies. It has thirty-two facial motors under a skin-like rubber.
Though without a complete body, the head-and-shoulder robotics
express sixty-four different facial gestures. It employs off-the-shelf
software, using a microphone to hear, voice recognition software,
dictation software which allows improvement in ability to listen and