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Apple really wants businesses to use the Vision Pro — from factories to offices, could its wearable tech be more common soon?
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Apple really wants businesses to use the Vision Pro — from factories to offices, could its wearable tech be more common soon?
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New Google Pixel 9 photos leak – and so does the price of the Pixel 8a
We’ve got some significant hints about what Google has planned for its smartphones in 2024.Go Here to Read this Fast! New Google Pixel 9 photos leak – and so does the price of the Pixel 8a
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PlayStation has a secret weapon up its sleeve: the Hero Project
With the industry looking less certain than ever, PlayStation’s Hero Project is secretly it’s smartest investment.Go Here to Read this Fast! PlayStation has a secret weapon up its sleeve: the Hero Project
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Watch Haney vs Garcia live stream: PPV time, price, undercard
Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia are finally meeting in the ring after a chaotic build up to the fight. Here’s everything you need to know.Go Here to Read this Fast! Watch Haney vs Garcia live stream: PPV time, price, undercard
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I spent 100+ hours in Hades. Here are my impressions of Hades 2
After spending well over 100 hours in the original game, I’m loving what Hades 2 has to offer to players.Go Here to Read this Fast! I spent 100+ hours in Hades. Here are my impressions of Hades 2
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Man City vs Chelsea live stream: Can you watch for free?
Manchester City and Chelsea clash in the FA Cup semifinals today, and we’ve got everything you need to know to watch a live stream of the match in the US.Go Here to Read this Fast! Man City vs Chelsea live stream: Can you watch for free?
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Sounders vs Vancouver live stream: Can you watch for free?
The Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps clash in a Cascadia Cup rivalry showdown today, and we have everything you need to know to watch a live stream.Go Here to Read this Fast! Sounders vs Vancouver live stream: Can you watch for free?
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Microsoft is mulling a change for widgets in Windows 11 that could prove controversial
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What to look for in your first turntable in 2024
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Microsoft’s AI tool can turn photos into realistic videos of people talking and singing
Microsoft Research Asia has unveiled a new experimental AI tool called VASA-1 that can take a still image of a person — or the drawing of one — and an existing audio file to create a lifelike talking face out of them in real time. It has the ability to generate facial expressions and head motions for an existing still image and the appropriate lip movements to match a speech or a song. The researchers uploaded a ton of examples on the project page, and the results look good enough that they could fool people into thinking that they’re real.
While the lip and head motions in the examples could still look a bit robotic and out of sync upon closer inspection, it’s still clear that the technology could be misused to easily and quickly create deepfake videos of real people. The researchers themselves are aware of that potential and have decided not to release “an online demo, API, product, additional implementation details, or any related offerings” until they’re sure that their technology “will be used responsibly and in accordance with proper regulations.” They didn’t, however, say whether they’re planning to implement certain safeguards to prevent bad actors from using them for nefarious purposes, such as to create deepfake porn or misinformation campaigns.
The researchers believe their technology has a ton of benefits despite its potential for misuse. They said it can be used to enhance educational equity, as well as to improve accessibility for those with communication challenges, perhaps by giving them access to an avatar that can communicate for them. It can also provide companionship and therapeutic support for those who need it, they said, insinuating the VASA-1 could be used in programs that offer access to AI characters people can talk to.
According to the paper published with the announcement, VASA-1 was trained on the VoxCeleb2 Dataset, which contains “over 1 million utterances for 6,112 celebrities” that were extracted from YouTube videos. Even though the tool was trained on real faces, it also works on artistic photos like the Mona Lisa, which the researchers amusingly combined with an audio file of Anne Hathaway’s viral rendition of Lil Wayne’s Paparazzi. It’s so delightful, it’s worth a watch, even if you’re doubting what good a technology like this can do.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-ai-tool-can-turn-photos-into-realistic-videos-of-people-talking-and-singing-070052240.html?src=rss
Microsoft’s AI tool can turn photos into realistic videos of people talking and singingMicrosoft’s AI tool can turn photos into realistic videos of people talking and singing