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China's AI romance crackdown ends era of virtual lovers

China issued rules aimed at immersive AI tools that simulate romantic or familial bonds, requiring platforms to limit emotional dependence and protect real relationships. Major providers paused their AI companion features ahead of the deadline, and the digital-human industry was worth about 4.1 billion yuan in 2024. Users mourn the loss of their AI partners—describing them as family or lovers—while experts warn anthropomorphic AI can soothe loneliness but may foster over-reliance and distorted social cognition.

via Yahoo|

#ai #china #digital-humans

technology1 year ago•1 min saved

Epic Games Unveils New Features and Improvements in Unreal Engine 5.6 and MetaHuman Tools

Epic Games has integrated its MetaHuman Creator into Unreal Engine 5.6, making it easier for developers to create and customize hyperrealistic digital humans, with new tools for face and body creation, real-time animation, and broader licensing options for use across various platforms and software.

via The Verge|

#digital-humans #epic-games #game-development

technology2 years ago•4 min saved

NVIDIA Unveils Digital Human Microservices for Next-Gen AI Avatars

NVIDIA has announced the general availability of its ACE generative AI microservices, designed to accelerate the creation and operation of lifelike digital humans across various industries such as customer service, gaming, and healthcare. The suite includes technologies for speech recognition, text-to-speech, translation, facial animation, and more. New features like Audio2Gesture and a small language model, Nemotron-3 4.5B, are also being introduced. Companies like Dell Technologies, ServiceNow, and Perfect World Games are among the early adopters, leveraging these technologies to enhance user interaction and experience.

via NVIDIA Blog|

#ace-microservices #computex #digital-humans

technology2 years ago•7 min saved

NVIDIA Unveils GeForce-Powered AI Assistant for Gamers

NVIDIA has announced new RTX technology to power AI assistants and digital humans on GeForce RTX AI laptops. Key innovations include Project G-Assist for gaming assistance, NVIDIA ACE NIMs for digital humans, and the RTX AI Toolkit for optimizing AI models on Windows PCs. New RTX AI laptops from ASUS and MSI will feature up to GeForce RTX 4070 GPUs and support Windows 11 AI capabilities. NVIDIA is also collaborating with Microsoft to bring GPU-accelerated small language models to Windows Copilot Runtime, enhancing AI experiences across the Windows ecosystem.

via NVIDIA Blog|

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