Customizing an avatar to better resemble its human user may lead to improved health and exercise behaviors, according to a team of researchers. "There's an emerging body of research that suggests that ...

The next generation of web technologies - blockchain, smart contracts, artificial intelligence, collectively known as Web3 - empower people to connect with each other directly without having to become ...

As entertaining, informative, and occasionally frightening as a conversation with an AI chatbot can be, it's still just text on a screen. But what if you could actually speak to a virtual assistant, ...

Zuckerberg lauded his Avatar’s ability to stand on its own two feet and further proclaimed avatars’ uses in Facebook and Instagram. Reading time 3 minutes “Legs,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg exclaimed ...

MLB players will soon be represented by artificial intelligence avatars designed to interact directly with fans, under a newly announced partnership between tech company Genies and MLB Players Inc.

"This is really the most incredible thing I've ever seen," said podcast host Lex Fridman, interviewing Mark Zuckerberg in VR using Meta's stunning new photorealistic avatars, coming soon to Quest, so ...

We want to see a greater number of options for body type, gender identity, disabilities and types of clothing when appearing online, according to a new global study of 6,000 people by the Institute of ...

Beginning next year, Teams users will be able to "meet" in 3D spaces to collaborate with colleagues, as Microsoft announced the upcoming public preview of Mesh for Teams. Microsoft Teams users will ...