I created this creepy avatar and now I might never stand in front of a camera again

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October 9, 2024, 6:17 PM

• •HeyGen is a simple and powerful platform for creating AI avatars that can speak to the camera for you.
• •The service is free to use but you will need to provide a video of yourself and pay for a subscription if you want to create videos longer than 3 minutes.
• •The AI-generated videos are very realistic but they lack emotion and can be creepy.

Lance Ulanoff tried out HeyGen, an AI avatar video generator, and was surprised by how realistic the results were. He created a video of himself telling a joke, and while the audio quality was good, the lack of emotion in his digital twin's face made the joke fall flat. Ulanoff is concerned about the potential for this technology to be used to spread misinformation or propaganda, but he believes that it could also be used for good, such as training doctors or providing customer service.

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