Microsoft’s AI-Powered VASA-1 Could Enable Webcam-Free Video Calls
PYMNTS.com - 2024-04-22T23:18:29.000Z

Get ready for AI to make videos from just your picture. Microsoft Research recently unveiled VASA, a new AI framework demonstration capable of generating “hyper-realistic” talking faces from a single portrait and speech audio, possibly reducing the reliance on webcams. The new technology introduces a shift in video conferencing, potentially making webcams obsolete by synthesizing lifelike facial […]

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