These AI Avatars in a Netflix True Crime Doc Are Disturbing Viewers

'It really took me out of it.'

PetaPixel
Africa: FIFA Will Scan World Cup Players to Make Offside Avatars: [Nile Post] Fifa plans to create AI-enabled 3D avatars of every player at the 2026 World Cup to enhance the tournament's semi-automated offside technology. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQDzlq #WorldCup #FIFA #Soccer #FootballTech #AIAvatars
Black Mirror becomes reality: New app lets users talk to AI avatars of deceased loved ones

An AI company is drawing Black Mirror comparisons after unveiling an app that lets users create interactive avatars of dead family members.

Dexerto

AI tools are getting weirdly accurate…

“I said three numbers and it was enough for the AI to recreate my entire voice.”

We explored a Cameo-style AI app that:
• Clones your voice from short clips
• Creates video avatars
• Has an invite-only viral loop (DM if you want in)

🎧 Catch the full creepy conversation on #AwesomeCast
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#VoiceAI #SyntheticVoices #TechEthics #AIavatars

Controversial Interview With School Shooting Victim's AI Avatar Sparks Debate

Joaquin Oliver died at high school in 2018.

PetaPixel

Jim Acosta’s Exclusive Chat with AI Joaquin: Parkland’s Newest Reporter

# Satire #AIAvatars #JimAcosta #CableNews #SatireNews By: TheJestPress.com In an effort to prove that journalism really can interview anyone—even individuals who are, how should we put this, ‘absolutely somewhere else’—CNN’s Jim Acosta made headlines this week by sitting down for an exclusive interview with a fully AI-generated avatar of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver. "Some say journalism…

http://thejestpress.com/2025/08/05/jim-acostas-exclusive-chat-with-ai-joaquin-parklands-newest-reporter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Jim Acosta’s Exclusive Chat with AI Joaquin: Parkland’s Newest Reporter

# Satire #AIAvatars #JimAcosta #CableNews #SatireNews By: TheJestPress.com In an effort to prove that journalism really can interview anyone—even individuals who are, how should we put this, ‘absol…

THEJESTPRESS.COM
xAI workers balked over training request to help “give Grok a face,” docs show https://arstechni.ca/532Q #facialexpression #biometricdata #aicompanions #aiavatars #ElonMusk #Policy #grok #xAI #AI #X
xAI workers balked over training request to help “give Grok a face,” docs show

Slack messages: Some xAI employees refused to join invasive Grok training.

Ars Technica
AI avatars in social media marketing? The blog post is coming soon - cliveroachblog.com - #ai #aiavatars #socialmedia #socialmediamarketing

What happens when you can talk to the dead — because you coded them first?

#DigitalGrief #AIethics #TechAndDeath #AIAvatars #PosthumousAI #TheInternetIsCrack #Immortality