Tubefilter: A new hybrid model is coming to the VTuber world. Say hello to the “XTuber.”. “Before we go any further, let’s clear a few things up: XTubers are not tied to the platform formerly known as Twitter, nor are they delivering adult content. In this case, the X represents the word ‘cross,’ and the full term refers to the idea that the typical XTuber is a crossover between a VTuber […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/20/tubefilter-a-new-hybrid-model-is-coming-to-the-vtuber-world-say-hello-to-the-xtuber/
Tubefilter: A new hybrid model is coming to the VTuber world. Say hello to the “XTuber.”

Tubefilter: A new hybrid model is coming to the VTuber world. Say hello to the “XTuber.”. “Before we go any further, let’s clear a few things up: XTubers are not tied to the platform formerly…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

🤖 "I see a future in which trusted avatars continue to deliver information. Sometimes that avatar will be a real person. Sometimes it will be an AI version of a person, a digital twin, a stylized character, or some other embodied intelligence or entity."

In case you missed Cory Corrine's Nieman Lab Prediction for Journalism 2026:

➡️ https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-future-of-news-is-people-bots-and-the-avatars-we-trust/

#AI #Avatars #Information

The future of news is people, bots, and the avatars we trust

"We will not be able to thread AI through an existing brittle stack of legacy tech and journalism workflows. You actually have to start from scratch."

Nieman Lab
Project 2045 - Negative PID

What if humans could leave their bodies behind and live through their conscience altogether? This is the essence of Project 2045.

Negative PID

In 2022, Zoom added avatars to their Meetings and Webinars products to mixed reviews. Here are my and others' thoughts…

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2023/06/zoom-avatars

#Zoom #avatars #neurodivergence #DEI #eventprofs #assnchat

Making changes…

As most of you know, and see, images on my blog are based a lot about Arwen. Of course, when I started this blog back in December 2019, Arwen was still part of my life. She was my lifesaver back then, and she was my soulmate... Unfortunately, her health got bad very fast at the end of June, start of July, 2025, and she passed away on July 4th. I was, and still am, devastated over losing her. Now, a litter of chocolate brown lovelies has been born on February 25th. As I shared in this post, Koa Koolani From the Purity of Lotus, instead of getting a new gall in my life, it will be a new dude. My first dude, as I only had female pups before him... But still, when Koa was born, my journey in life got a new direction. An exciting one! But it also means that there are changes happening... And some may be harder to deal with... 🤎 🐾 🤎 […]

https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/making-changes/

Angry Tom (@AngryTomtweets)

‘두 번째 버전의 자신’이라는 콘셉트로 Pika의 'Pika AI Selves' 사용 사례를 소개합니다. 사용자들이 디지털 트윈/자아 복제형 AI를 어떻게 활용하는지 보여주는 혁신적 응용 예시로, 개인화된 에이전트·아바타 활용 사례에 대한 관심을 환기합니다.

https://x.com/AngryTomtweets/status/2030064791394603370

#pika #ai #digitaltwin #avatars

Angry Tom (@AngryTomtweets) on X

What would you do if you had a second version of yourself? See how people are using Pika AI Selves 👇

X (formerly Twitter)
Project 2045 - Negative PID

What if humans could leave their bodies behind and live through their conscience altogether? This is the essence of Project 2045.

Negative PID
Japon : une école privée en ligne remplace les professeurs par des avatars anime pour attirer les élèves

Des avatars féminins aux courbes suggestives, une esthétique waifu assumée et des cours magistraux dispensés à un public sans limite d'âge, mêlant enfants, adolescents, curieux ou adultes nostalgiques : il n'y a bien que le Japon pour oser une telle « innovation ».

Presse-citron
Japon : une école privée en ligne remplace les professeurs par des avatars anime pour attirer les élèves

Des avatars féminins aux courbes suggestives, une esthétique waifu assumée et des cours magistraux dispensés à un public sans limite d'âge, mêlant enfants, adolescents, curieux ou adultes nostalgiques : il n'y a bien que le Japon pour oser une telle « innovation ».

Presse-citron