Gallery: Pepper, the Emotional Robot, Learns How to Feel Like an American

Dots are designed to automate online tasks, like buying furniture. In my initial experience, the always-on agent was a bit buggy and couldn’t complete a captcha.

OpenAI is updating ChatGPT for all users with an “Intelligent UI” that’s more visual—generating interactive elements as part of the chatbot’s outputs.

Three engineers put GPT, Claude, and Grok in charge of a real car. Only one of them was successful.

Step one in convincing people to live with robots with cameras on their faces? Disguise them as cute home decor.

The second iteration of the viral Friend AI necklace is louder and less interesting.

This week on Uncanny Valley, we dive into an unexpected Muse feature, shadowy spending from the largest pro-AI super PAC, and men’s tendency to lie about how much they know about AI.

MIT professor Sherry Turkle warns that people have become dangerously enmeshed with chatbots.

Sony has new, spiffy see-through controllers and covers for its PlayStation 5 that let you see the hardware guts inside.

The Detroit automaker wants your next vehicle to be a personal assistant, a best friend, and an autonomous errand-runner.

Meta’s biggest model rivals the world’s best—and includes new features to keep agents from going off the rails.

With customizable “faces,” this 7-inch smart display is a unique hybrid between an iPhone and an Apple Watch.

After testing multiple models, I’m convinced voice control belongs on the family calendar. Greenlight’s Family Hub shows why.