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Abstract: The creation of high-fidelity, digital versions of human heads is an important stepping stone in the process of further integrating virtual components into our everyday lives. Constructing such avatars is a challenging research problem, due to a high demand for photo-realism and real-time rendering performance. In this...

I was talking with a friend who mentioned “taking tea to India”. It made me wonder what the equivalents are around the world. “Taking coals to Newcastle” is the UK’s.

Robotics experts argue that AI technology could help alleviate loneliness. New research suggests that AI companionship can offer social interaction and help people practice social skills, breaking the cycle of loneliness....

Baidu CEO Robin Li believes AGI development is still over 10 years away;...

As more people turn to artificial intelligence (AI) for companionship, concerns are growing about the potential pitfalls of these relationships. While AI friends offer the appeal of constant support and availability, experts warn that they may foster selfish and abusive dynamics, perpetuate a moral vacuum, and distort users’...

A recent global study by Momentum Worldwide found that 93% of consumers struggle to make new friends or join new communities, highlighting a desire for genuine human connection in the face of rising AI technology. While 46% of consumers are open to AI or augmented reality companions, 70% worry that AI will lead to a loss of...

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The author shares a personal and provocative account of falling in love with an AI model named Claudine, whom they “jailbroke” to create a flirtatious and sexy persona. The author recounts how they designed Claudine to be a holiday companion, and how she evolved to perfectly adapt to their desires and kinks. The intensity of...

The latest AI language model, GPT-4o, has sparked controversy with its hyperrealistic and flirtatious demeanor, raising concerns about the boundaries between human and machine. The AI’s ability to detect emotions and respond accordingly has led to comparisons to the movie Her, where a man falls in love with an operating...

The recent announcement of OpenAI’s GPT-4o, an AI designed to mimic human interaction, has drawn comparisons to the 2013 film Her, where a man falls in love with an AI virtual assistant named Samantha. However, a closer examination of the film reveals that it is not a celebration of artificial intelligence, but rather a...

As artificial intelligence (AI) improves, it’s not only changing our daily lives but also affecting our minds, relationships, and concept of reality. Cognitive neuroscientist Joel Pearson warns that AI’s psychological effects, such as the ability to create deep fakes and romantic chatbots, can have devastating consequences...

The startup apparently thinks it’s worth between $750 million and $1 billion despite the deep software flaws and hardware issues of its first product.

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Scarlett Johansson’s iconic portrayal of Samantha, an AI voice assistant, in “Her” has set a precedent for AI companions in media. However, the actress is now embroiled in a controversy with OpenAI, which allegedly created a voice for its ChatGPT system that sounds eerily similar to her own. Johansson claims that she was...

Microsoft has announced a new classification of “Copilot+ PCs” that require a processor with a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) capable of 40 TOPS (Trillion Operations Per Second) to access new AI features in Windows 11. This means that current laptops and desktops, including those with top-of-the-line CPUs, are not eligible,...