An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary
MIT Technology Review - 2024-04-25T05:00:00.000Z

I’m stressed and running late, because what do you wear for the rest of eternity? This makes it sound like I’m dying, but it’s the opposite. I am, in a way, about to live forever, thanks to the AI video startup Synthesia. For the past several years, the company has produced AI-generated avatars, but today…

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