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While the tech is impressive in itself, still doesn't look to be something I'd pay for. The lip sync is annoyingly off, and the bland expressions that comes fro
by shannifin 5y ago
While the tech is impressive in itself, still doesn't look to be something I'd pay for. The lip sync is annoyingly off, and the bland expressions that comes from not understanding context make the communication even worse. If having a visual talking head is that important for a project, still seems better to just hire someone.
(On a side note, I'm not sure I understand the appeal of emotionally bland fake-smile talking heads in general, even when they're real.)
- prox 5y agoMass influencing with added custom targetting. Or fake id-ing someone else. Honestly I can’t think of anything other than that. It’s just information pollution for the most part probably. Now if they would have worked on a digital sign language avatar, that would be something innovative or useful.
- everyone 5y agoWould robotic AI sign language avatar be better than just text? Would it not just have the same issue the existing product has for non-deaf people?
- prox 5y agoIt’s just something I tried to come up with. Instead of a caption, a digital avatar giving context might be more useful ?
- amelius 5y agoI suspect there's a whole new wave of content farming coming ...
- joshxyz 5y agoYou see the flaws and you're right, those are room for improvements. It needs to feel more human, and it's slowly getting there. Use cases are education, museums, games, sweet sweet jesus
- amelius 5y agoJust wait until big companies start doing it. Then everybody else must do it too. Just look at how people copied the boring corporate web style which is now all over the place.