TikTok's AI advancements: from depth perception to generative avatars.
Researchers are using TikTok dances and the Mannequin Challenge to train AI for computer vision. The diversity of movement, clothing types, backgrounds, and people in TikTok datasets provide "ground truth" real-world examples that can be used to train or grade AI on its guesses. The Mannequin Challenge also provides more real-world data for AI training than researchers could have hoped for.