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fromComputerworld
10 hours ago

Ready for the 'torment nexus'?

A Silicon Valley-based company called Uare.ai this week announced that it raised $10.3 million in initial funding, led by Mayfield and Boldstart Ventures, with other investors joining in. The company's new platform, which it hopes to launch by next month, is a new kind of artificial intelligence - "Individual AI" - that enables people to create AI-based digital versions of themselves. The company wants you to share your memories, stories, expertise, and voice.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromDigiday
1 month ago

Future of Marketing Briefing: Sora's promise - and peril - for the creator economy

Sora's avatar-based video tools shift content creation toward low-effort, prompt-driven 'vibe creation', reshaping authorship, ownership, and creator identity.
fromSocial Media Today
1 month ago

Snapchat Tests 'Bitmoji Plaza' Virtual Interaction Option on Web

When you log in to Snapchat on the web, you'll find your Bitmoji waiting in the middle of a virtual 3D world. This 3D world can become a fun and immersive space to see and interact with other online friends, otherwise known as the Bitmoji Plaza! When your friends come online by signing into Snapchat on the web too, their Bitmojis can join you there. When your friends go offline, their Bitmojis will walk out and leave the space.
Social media marketing
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Artificial intelligence
fromVulture
1 month ago

The Real Stakes Behind a Synthetic Star

AI-generated digital actors like Tilly Norwood are being pitched for real-world representation, sparking industry controversy and concern over authenticity and agency.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Research shows humans are far superior to AI on this business task

Human livestream sales outperform AI digital streamers, which only match human performance when avatars are highly realistic and provide real-time Q&A.
Artificial intelligence
fromMiami Herald
2 months ago

He sold his likeness. Now his avatar is shilling supplements on TikTok.

Digital avatars in advertising raise ethical concerns about identity and consent, as exemplified by Scott Jacqmein's experience with his AI likeness.
Digital life
fromMail Online
3 months ago

Is THIS Miss England? Stunning candidate revealed - but there's catch

Miss England introduces an AI round featuring digitally generated beauty queen avatars.
Digital life
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

A.I. Avatars and the Brave New Frontier of Life After Death

Families are turning to technology to cope with grief, creating lifelike avatars of deceased loved ones to maintain connections even after death.
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fromFuturism
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

CEOs Are Creating Copies of Themselves That Are Spouting Braindead Hallucinations to Their Confused Underlings

CEOs increasingly utilize AI to create digital avatars for managing routine tasks.
fromFuturism
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

CEOs Are Creating Copies of Themselves That Are Spouting Braindead Hallucinations to Their Confused Underlings

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