Want to turn photos into talking, lifelike video? Try this AI platform

When people think about artificial intelligence, they rarely imagine the technology being used to sift through complex data sheets or find out how many people buy something because of a billboard, or figure out when a dog has sniffed cancer cells. That's typically the kind of thing AI is being used for these days – and while they're all cool, the common Dick and Jane probably aren't getting all too hyped up about it. However, hope is not lost for dreamers wishing for a Bradbury-esque future of machines creating things that are cool, even to the layman. There exists a growing field in AI technology devoted to "synthetic media" – art, content and creative materials that have been produced by an artificially intelligent creator. The current buzz in synthetic media is centered around AI image generation, with platforms such as DALL-E, CrAIyon and Midjourney leading the pack in the creation of art based on text prompts. Israeli start-up D-ID is the pioneer of a slightly different spin on the idea: taking a still photo of someone and turning it into a talking video.