Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Presidential candidates' computer-generated avatars heat up debate in South Korea and beyond

Was this the first time that the political candidate for a major election in a large country used an avatar in the election campaign?

"A deepfake of South Korea’s new president helped propel him into office.
What’s new: Yoon Suk-yeol, who won the country’s March 9 election, campaigned using videos that featured an AI-generated likeness of himself answering voters’ questions. No deception was involved; viewers were informed that they were watching a computer animation.

How it works: Seoul-based DeepBrain AI created Yoon’s avatar using 20 hours of audio and video of the candidate captured in front of a green screen, totaling around 3,000 spoken sentences, according to France24. ..."
 
Presidential candidates' computer-generated avatars heat up debate

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