“Gartner expects that by 2026, ‘25% of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse for work, shopping, education, social media and/or entertainment.’ I believe that the metaverse isn’t just a destination we reach through technological devices, but rather a digital identity we carry across platforms and experiences. It seems that…
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Sign of the times: AI experts work on avatar for sign language
“ – Experts at the University of Amsterdam are developing a computer programme that can translate into sign language, using the power of artificial intelligence. – Drawing on his own background in maths, artificial intelligence, philosophy and linguistics, Roelofsen has won the funding for a five-year project to develop an avatar that can translate simple…
Meet Ruth, Nestlé’s New AI-Powered Cookie Coach
“Orchid Bertelsen, head of digital innovation and transformation at Nestlé, said the project was inspired by the inconsistent experience that customers often reported after calling into the company’s customer service line, which is staffed by employees who may not have direct baking experience themselves. ‘Consumers told us she had to sound like a real person,…
Hour One wants synthetic AI characters to be your digital avatars
“Oren Aharon and Lior Hakim created Hour One in 2019 with a mission of driving the economy of the digital workforce powered by synthetic characters of real-life people. The company showcased its “real or synthetic” likeness test at CES 2020, challenging people to distinguish between real and synthetic characters generated by its AI. Hour One…
‘We can’t scale humans’: Why startups are raising millions to build AI avatars
Silly as it may seem, the race to build lifelike digital avatars has become serious business. Earlier this month, Soul Machines raised $40 million in a Series B round after being featured in a YouTube Originals documentary At stake is the ability to replace (or at least replicate) the work of actual people on a…