Before you get your hopes up about never having to discuss your weekend plans with a barber again, let’s be perfectly clear: this viral video of a super-slick, AI-powered robotic hairdresser is absolute bunkum. It’s the latest instalment in a growing trend of AI-generated fakes designed to go viral by looking just a bit too polished to be real. While researchers are genuinely tinkering with the complexities of robotic grooming, the prospect of a machine that won’t accidentally leave you with a DIY mohawk when you only asked for a light trim is still very much a pipe dream.
