A Chinese company creates hyper-realistic humanoids that mimic emotions for healthcare and education, raising questions about ethics and job displacement.

  • Etterra@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    When will designers learn to stop jumping into the uncanny valley? Just give it a simple led panel that can do pixelated emojis or something. There’s a reason everybody loves R2D2 - because he’s a foul mouthed little trashcan that nobody can understand and not a creepy talking doll.