We are surrounded by computer-generated voices these days, from navigation systems and voice assistants to automated announcements. But how human do these voices actually sound? A recent study by the ...

The direction a computer-generated character looks can dictate whether their facial expressions seem like genuine emotional responses to human observers. Direct eye contact makes simulated smiles and ...

The big picture: Despite fears of displacement, generative AI is reshaping rather than erasing creative and technical professions. Critical judgment, craftsmanship, and empathy continue to set human ...

Toward the beginning of the 2002 film Secretary, a domineering lawyer (played by James Spader) barges into the office of his assistant (Maggie Gyllenhaal) with evidence of a work infraction: a memo ...