If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...

Stories with visual elements and a choose-your-adventure vibe are the first new feature to replace open-ended conversations. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...

It’s 11 a.m. on a Monday and I’m in my underwear, standing inside a sci-fi-like version of an airport security scanner. This is my first body scan. I’m about to have my insides documented in a process ...

You'll gain access to a few genuinely useful gadgets in The Outer Worlds 2, along with a few duds. But the N-Ray Scanner is definitely in the former camp. This face-mounted gadget allows you to follow ...

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Forget Sora for just a second, because it’s still ludicrously easy to generate copyrighted characters using ChatGPT. These include characters that the AI initially refuses to generate due to existing ...

In a world often dominated by loud voices and flashy displays, true character and class are revealed not by grand gestures, but by subtle, everyday behaviors. These are the actions that speak louder ...

Sam Riegel’s new character appears to be hiding a big secret in Critical Role’s new campaign, and his character stats and class provide a strong hint as to some subterfuge behind the scenes. Last week ...

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A new Borderlands means a new burning question: which class should you play? Since each vault hunter has three action skills, each of which has a skill tree, there’s a pretty wide variety in terms of ...

Character.AI is going social, adding an interactive feed to its mobile apps. Rolled out on Monday, the new social feed may initially look similar to traditional social media platforms. But rather than ...

There are a ton of characters in Mario Kart World (50 to be exact), but you have to unlock a few of them first. If you’re rushing to unlock Cataquack or Rosalina, you’ll want to know the specifics for ...