All articles tagged with #3d avatars
Nvidia has open-sourced its AI-powered Audio2Face tool, enabling developers to create realistic facial animations for 3D avatars based on audio input, which can be used in games, apps, and livestreams, with the training framework also available for customization.
Apple is working on enabling its AI chatbot, dubbed Apple GPT, to run on iPhones by minimizing the amount of data transferred from flash storage to RAM. This breakthrough allows large language models (LLMs) to run up to 25 times faster on devices with limited RAM. Additionally, Apple has developed a method to generate animated 3D avatars from standard video, which is approximately 100 times faster than existing methods. This technology has applications for Vision Pro and could enable features like virtual clothes fitting on iPhones. The release date for these advancements is still unknown.
Microsoft Teams will be adding 3D avatars to its platform in May, as part of its "Mesh" initiative. The customizable avatars will allow users to appear on camera without actually showing their real selves. The initial versions of the avatars will only animate when users are speaking, but Microsoft eventually wants them to mimic users' real-world facial expressions and movements. Mesh for Teams was originally slated to launch in 2022, but it's unclear if the pandemic and Microsoft's push for AI features have affected those plans.