AI unicorn Synthesia is adding emotions to your digital double

UK Tech News— British AI unicorn Synthesia has launched its new generation of AI avatars, promising truly human-like digital speakers. Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli said traditional AI avatars, including those made by his own company, have always struggled to capture the nuance of human facial expressions and emotions. The London-based startup, which raised £71.4m last June in a […]

The Next Web—AI unicorn Synthesia launches most 'emotionally expressive' avatars on the market. A British startup today unveiled new AI humans that blur the line between the virtual and the real. Synthesia calls the digital beings "Expressive Avatars." They promise the most realistic emotional expressions on the market. Generated by an AI model that's trained on footage of real actors, the avatars are built for video creation. Users simply enter a text prompt and the synthetic humans read them out on a screen. The photorealistic renders are certainly impressive. But what makes them...

Adweek—Meta More Than Doubled Revenue From its AI-Powered Ad Tool. AI continues to drive Meta's year-long recovery. Revenue from its Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns (ACS) more than doubled since last year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during the Q1 2024 earnings call. Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, reported a 27% increase in revenue, reaching $36.5 billion compared to $28.6 billion in 2023. Advertising contributed 97% of that revenue, or $35.6 billion, and the average price of ads rose 6%. “For all the recent scrutiny of its...

CNBC—Nvidia-backed startup Synthesia unveils AI avatars that can convey human emotions. AI startup Synthesia on Thursday announced the launch of its "Expressive Avatars," AI-generated digital avatars that can convey human emotions.