“NEXT: The virtual humans are coming; I wrote about their rise back way back in November 2020 in Kim Kardashian, Virtual Humans, and How Weird Becomes Mainstream. This year, the story has only accelerated. See Unreal Engine’s MetaHuman Creator, a tool that allows anyone to make their own photorealistic avatar; meanwhile, New Zealand-based virtual humans startup Soul Machines – tagline ‘say hello to digital people’ – recently announced a new partnership with Microsoft. If you haven’t yet had your first interaction with an AI-fuelled almost human, then expect it to happen next year. Uncanny is the word.”
New Week #64
https://nwsh.substack.com/p/new-week-64
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