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On Super Bowl Sunday, Fox Sports aired an AI -generated tribute to beloved NFL coach-turned-analyst Jimmy Johnson — but fans ...

While many tout the advent of humanoid robots, others feel uncomfortable and find them creepy – an effect roboticist Masahiro Mori called “the uncanny valley”. Uncanny or not, life-like ...

A research team from Osaka University has created a technology enabling androids to dynamically convey mood states like "excited" or "sleepy" by generating facial movements modeled as overlapping, ...

The upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hunt for Gollum, faces a unique challenge: how to bring back beloved characters ...

The hosts of Uncanny Valley spent the week following the advice of AI chatbots when it came to shopping, fitness, and parenting. Here’s how it went. If you buy something using links in our ...