samsunglabs.github.io
MegaPortraits: One-shot Megapixel Neural Head Avatars
· @inproceedings{Drobyshev22MP, author = {Drobyshev, Nikita and Chelishev, Jenya and Khakhulin, Taras and Ivakhnenko, Aleksei and Lempitsky, Victor and Zakharov, Egor}, title = {MegaPortraits: One-shot… · Shared by 27, including Tactical Tech, Mike Davidson, Chris Messina, Marcus Borba, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #CES2023
NPR
That smiling LinkedIn profile face might be a computer-generated fake
10 min read · · Stanford researchers uncovered more than 1,000 of these LinkedIn profiles. A technology that has been used to promote misinformation online has now entered the corporate world. · Shared by 209, including Digg, Harold Sinnott 📲 #DigitalTransformation, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 (he/him), Esther Schindler, Thomas Power, Jessica Gioglio, Matt Navarra, Mark Tabladillo PhD, Chris Messina, Brooke B. Sellas, Mark Kaigwa, Dr. Alec Couros, Renee DiResta, Marsha Collier, Klaus Eck, Danny Goodwin
Vogue Business
What influencer marketing looks like in the metaverse
2 min read · · A broad range of fashion brands, including Prada, Puma and Yoox, are creating avatars to stand alongside the likes of Shudu and Lil Miquela. Their common goal? To be purpose-driven and community-led. · Shared by 13, including Matt Navarra, Chris Messina, Zoe Scaman
universalmusic.com
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND GENIES ANNOUNCE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP AVATARS AND DIGITAL WEARABLE NFTS FOR THE COMPANY’S ICONIC ROSTER…
3 min read · · Expansive Agreement Builds on UMG and Genies Early Artist Metaverse Collaborations LOS ANGELES (December 9, 2021) – Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, and… · Shared by 4, including Chris Messina
readyplayer.me
Ready Player Me — Personal 3D Avatars for Games and VR
1 min read · · Personal 3D avatars for games and VR from a single selfie by Wolf3D. · Shared by 34, including Rick King, Pariss Athena | Founder of Black Tech Pipeline🎅🏾, TonyParisi.eth #ARTBASEL Miami, Kent Bye VoicesOfVR, Chris Messina, CyberCodeTwins
BretKinsella.eth (read Voicebot.ai)
Val Kilmer Gets a New Synthetic Voice Replica from Sonantic
3 min read · · You may know that Val Kilmer lost his natural speaking voice due to throat cancer. The star of “Batman Forever,”.. · Shared by 9, including Chris Messina
The Believer
Ghosts
20+ min read · · 7. My sister was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma when I was in my freshman year of high school and she was in her junior year. I didn’t understand then how serious a disease it was. But it was—serious.… · Shared by 199, including Gabriele, Chris Messina, SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK, Mathew Ingram, Ian M Calvert, Neil Lee, Arielle Pardes, Howard Getson, #DigitalHealth Futurist 👨💻
CNN
How a deepfake Tom Cruise on TikTok turned into a very real AI company
6 min read · · Earlier this year, videos of Tom Cruise started popping up on TikTok of the actor doing some surprisingly un-Tom-Cruise-like stuff: goofing around in an upscale men's clothing store; showing off a… · Shared by 54, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Esther Schindler, Stephan Spencer, Brooke B. Sellas, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #CES2023, Chris Messina, Matt Navarra
The Verge
New Anthony Bourdain documentary deepfakes his voice
1 min read · · An algorithm cloned his voice with twelve hours of audio · Shared by 23, including Nige Willson, Chris Messina, Dr. Alec Couros, Amber Mac
Vox
TikTok’s catfish problem is worse than you think
5 min read · · Several creators have been called out for faking their age and their race. · Shared by 75, including Neil Lee, Matt Navarra, Chris Messina, SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK
synthesia.io
Empowering Storytellers with AI
1 min read · · Synthesia brings entirely new AI-driven capabilities to content creators. Fuelled by advancements in machine learning we push technological boundaries and empower storytellers to realise creative… · Shared by 71, including Oliver Raduner, Navjeet Chabbewal, Joel Klettke, David Raab, Björn Ognibeni, Mark Kaigwa, Chris Messina, Steed Monteiro, Jacob du Toit, Jonathan Kogan
MIT Technology Review
These creepy fake humans herald a new age in AI
6 min read · · Need more data for deep learning? Synthetic data companies will make it for you. · Shared by 99, including Tamara McCleary, John Hagel, hiten.eth, Albert Ràfols, John Nosta, Chris Messina, Brian Roemmele, @ces R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #CES2023 @wef #Davos
mischiefusa.com
mischief.
1 min read · · RepresentUs is a bi-partisan organization dedicated to fighting political corruption. Its research revealed (as anyone watching the news can see) that American politics has become increasingly… · Shared by 4, including Chris Messina
The Daily Beast
Shockingly Real Tom Cruise Deepfakes Are Invading TikTok
2 min read · · Be afraid. Be very afraid. · Shared by 20, including Martin Ford, Chris Messina, Brian Solis, George M 🇪🇺, Matt Navarra, Jason Norwood-Young
musebycl.io
Rise of the Avatars: Their Future in Gaming, Fashion and Music
5 min read · · Our virtual selves are just getting warmed up · Shared by 5, including Chris Messina
Gizmodo
Microsoft Landed a Patent to Turn You Into a Chatbot
4 min read · · What if the most significant measure of your life’s labors has nothing to do with your lived experiences but merely your unintentional generation of a realistic digital clone of yourself, a specimen… · Shared by 36, including Chris Isak , Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Chris Messina, rogerverhoeven
