The software gives developers the ability to create photorealistic digital assistants.
Experts say chatbots masquerading with people could be a problem.
“Scams will become very compelling.
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“We are making tech more human by giving it a face and making the interaction more natural.”
We are making tech more human by giving it a face and making the interaction more natural.
He said it’s only natural that humans want to ‘humanize’ a chatbot.
The new software from D-ID is part of a push to make computer-generated animated faces more realistic.
The app is so realistic that some users even reportfalling in lovewith their Replika companions.
He said that humans are developing real emotional connections with AI.
Giving AI a human appearance might fool users into thinking that chatbots have actual emotions.
“A human face is not necessary, literally or figuratively,” Bilbruck said.
Scientists will continue to train AI to be aware of ‘feelings’ or emotional impact, Rogers said.
“At the moment, ChatGPT has a very bland personality,” Rogers added.
“Sure, it’s nice.
But it sticks to a very average, non-controversial perspective on almost everything it writes.
That is proper since it was designed to be a ‘safe,’ human-friendly technology.
