Joey from Friends becomes first TV character to be 'virtually immortalized'
by Olivia Solon in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#1YSBZ)
University of Leeds researchers analyzed the body language, facial expressions and voice of sitcom character to create a digital avatar and, eventually, a chatbot
Since the final episode of hit sitcom Friends first aired in 2004, many fans have clung to the hope of a reunion. Earlier this year, the show's co-creator Marta Kauffman quashed that idea emphatically:
"There will never be a Friends reunion movie," she told E! News. Could she be any clearer?
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