AI Can Now Show Up on Your Video Calls Looking Disturbingly Human
AI-generated video calls used to be easy to detect: glitchy streams, warping when you turned your head, or filters disappearing if someone put three fingers in front of their face. Except one of those coworkers, Vanessa, is actually AI, and "her" ability to mimic human conversation left some unsettled and concerned about Griffin's potential for use by scammers and the adult industry. The Griffin avatar reacts to interruptions in a conversation naturally, learns when to laugh along with what you’re saying, pretends to blink, emotes as you’re speaking, and knows when to change its body language or even wave when someone else enters the frame.
- ▪AI-generated video calls used to be easy to detect: glitchy streams, warping when you turned your head, or filters disappearing if someone put three fingers in front of their face.
- ▪Except one of those coworkers, Vanessa, is actually AI, and "her" ability to mimic human conversation left some unsettled and concerned about Griffin's potential for use by scammers and the adult industry.
- ▪The Griffin avatar reacts to interruptions in a conversation naturally, learns when to laugh along with what you’re saying, pretends to blink, emotes as you’re speaking, and knows when to change its body language or even wave when someone e
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AI-generated video calls used to be easy to detect: glitchy streams, warping when you turned your head, or filters disappearing if someone put three fingers in front of their face. But given the breakneck pace of AI development, that's changing fast, with next-gen tech better able to emulate human behavior, making an avatar you’re speaking with seem more natural and lifelike.A new tool called Griffin, from AI company Tavus, made waves on social media this week with a preview video showing two coworkers brainstorming a birthday lunch. Except one of those coworkers, Vanessa, is actually AI, and "her" ability to mimic human conversation left some unsettled and concerned about Griffin's potential for use by scammers and the adult industry. This Tweet is currently unavailable.
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