A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of ...

A general desktop emulator (like xAI’s Macrohard, which emulates keystrokes, mouse movements, and screen interactions) could vastly expand beyond VBScript/Unix scripting, which are limited to ...

The increasing use of virtual reality (VR) technologies in behavioral research raises a critical question: to what extent do behaviors in VR mirror those in the real world? VR offers strong ...

Abstract: Virtual Humans (VHs) with high levels of anthropomorphism in visual appearance and behavior can enhance user experience in movies, games, and other interactive media. Users often seek ...

In an era where children are increasingly connected to technology, the need to protect their online safety has never been more urgent. The internet offers incredible educational opportunities and ...

The salesperson hawking Brother printers on Taobao works hard—like, really hard. At any time of the day, even when there’s no audience on the Chinese ecommerce platform, the same woman wearing a white ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cortney is an expert in smartglasses, VR, AI, and the future of work. It almost always starts out with something minor: the ...

Look, EA and Maxis, did you really have to do this? The Sims 4's virtual humans, who've long been able to take solace in the fact that random virtual people in the street couldn't see absolutely ...

Baidu’s AI avatars made $7.65 million in sales during a livestream. Over 13 million people watched the six-hour digital show. Virtual hosts are cheaper and work nonstop, but face strict platform rules ...

A Chinese entrepreneur raked in $7.65 million after streaming using an interactive digital avatar. That was more than what he earned from his previous livestream, which he hosted personally. "This is ...