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 #VivaTech
NPR
That smiling LinkedIn profile face might be a computer-generated fake
10 min · · 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 274, including Digg, Harold Sinnott, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Esther Schindler, Thomas Power, Danny Goodwin, Matt Navarra, Mark Tabladillo PhD, Chris Messina, Brooke B. Sellas, Mark Kaigwa, Dr. Alec Couros, Renee DiResta, Marsha Collier, Klaus Eck, Jessica Gioglio
Vogue Business
What influencer marketing looks like in the metaverse
2 min · · 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 · · 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 · · Personal 3D avatars for games and VR from a single selfie by Wolf3D. · Shared by 37, including Rick King, Pariss Athena | Founder of Black Tech Pipeline, TonyParisi.eth, Kent Bye (Voices of VR), Chris Messina, CyberCodeTwins
Bret Kinsella (Read Synthedia)
Val Kilmer Gets a New Synthetic Voice Replica from Sonantic
3 min · · 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 · · 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 844, including Gabriele, Chris Messina, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, 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 · · 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 #B2B #TechFluencer, Esther Schindler, Stephan Spencer, Brooke B. Sellas, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #VivaTech, Chris Messina, Matt Navarra
The Verge
New Anthony Bourdain documentary deepfakes his voice
1 min · · An algorithm cloned his voice with twelve hours of audio · Shared by 23, including Nige Roberts-Willson, Chris Messina, Dr. Alec Couros, Amber Mac
Vox
TikTok’s catfish problem is worse than you think
5 min · · Several creators have been called out for faking their age and their race. · Shared by 74, including Neil Lee, Matt Navarra, Chris Messina, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com
synthesia.io
Empowering Storytellers with AI
1 min · · 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 101, including Jonathan Kogan, Chris Messina, Joel Klettke, Oliver Raduner, Adam Tinworth, Marius Bleuer, David Raab, Mark Kaigwa, Jeremiah Owyang, Björn Ognibeni, Navjeet Chabbewal, Jacob du Toit, Ines Bieler, Steed Monteiro
MIT Technology Review
These creepy fake humans herald a new age in AI
6 min · · Need more data for deep learning? Synthetic data companies will make it for you. · Shared by 103, including Albert Ràfols, Tamara McCleary, John Hagel, John Nosta, hiten.eth, Fabrizio Bianchi, Chris Messina, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Brian Roemmele
mischiefusa.com
mischief.
1 min · · 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 · · 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 · · 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 · · 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 #B2B #TechFluencer, Chris Messina, rogerverhoeven