
Instagram May Soon Let You Create Your Own ‘AI Friend’
Instagram appears to be working on a new feature that will let users make their very own customizable "AI Friend."
Instagram appears to be working on a new feature that will let users make their very own customizable "AI Friend."
Young people seemingly love avatars and headshots generated by artificial intelligence (AI). It is no surprise that companies are jumping into the AI fray, including New York City-based photo booth agency OutSnapped. The company has announced the launch of its patent-pending AI photo booth technology, the first of its kind.
Traditionally, camera-based technology has been used to track facial movements in real-time. But now, researchers at Cornell University have developed a wearable earphone device -- or "earable" -- that bounces sound off of a human's cheeks and transforms the echoes into an avatar of that person’s entire moving face.