Samsung’s Galaxy S9 AR Emoji are kind of horrifying

One of Samsung’s messages with the new Galaxy S9 is that it’s “Built for the Way We Communicate Today.” And while that’s a laudable goal, one of the key features behind that message — AR Emoji — doesn’t feel like it connects with the way anyone communicates now, or will want to in the future. At least I hope not.
AR Emoji will widely be seen as a response to Animoji, the new iPhone X emoji that use face-scanning technology to convert facial moveme