Category: virtualbeings2021

**Different Kinds of Virtual Humans** *Today, I am seeing three broad categories of virtual humans:* 1. *Mathematical model-based* 1. *Generative AI* 1. *3D Models* *All three terms are slightly problematic. As far…

http://files.inria.fr/vhcie/  

https://mercatornet.com/artificial-girlfriends-are-holding/69208/  

> Attempts to enable the dead to achieve â??digital immortalityâ? â?? through bots, holograms, and digital â??counterpartsâ? â?? are altogether less wholesome. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/digital-immortality/  

Into Japan’s AI Generated YouTube Celebrities  

Voice Tech Leans on AI to Humanize Customer Service and Experience  

https://au.pcmag.com/gaming-1/91158/democrats-push-bill-to-outlaw-bots-from-snatching-up-online-goods  

> [Synthetic Expressions are Better Than Real for Learning to Detect Facial Actions](https://kniinuma.github.io/SyntheticExpressionBetterThanReal/)  

https://www.dbltap.com/posts/the-bizarre-complex-rabbithole-of-virtual-youtubers-and-how-they-came-to-dominate-livestreaming-01fbwadcgjqw  

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