She can’t get sick or be late to the set, and her hair and makeup needs are minimal: Her name is Erica, and Hollywood is hoping that a sophisticated robot can be its next big star. The synthetic actor ...

"In other methods of acting, actors involve their own life experiences in the role, but Erica has no life experiences," one of the movie's writers explained This soon-to-be movie star may not have a ...

Robots are likely to replace a lot of jobs in the future, but these roles are generally well-suited to automation. For some jobs — particularly creative professions — it’ll be much harder to simply ...

Horror Movies M3GAN 2.0 star Ivanna Sakhno explains how she brought horror villain AMELIA to life and what it was like having a creepy animatronic version of herself on set: "I cannot begin to tell ...

Exclusive: Divesh Lala, a member of the project who programmed the script to find and classify solo and shared laughter by robot ERICA, shares the significance of the research which could enable ...

Some people will say that robots can't tell jokes, or that the human soul is the big difference between man and machine. Well, not any more WHAT separates us from robots? Some people will say that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. This robot is going to star in a sci-fi movie, being touted as ...

WHAT separates us from robots? Some people will say that robots can't tell jokes, or that the human soul is the big difference between man and machine. Well, not any more. Erica isn't your average ...