When Synthesia launched in 2017, its primary purpose was to match AI versions of real human faces--for example, the former footballer David Beckham--with dubbed voices speaking in different languages. A few years later, in 2020, it started giving the companies that signed up for its services the opportunity to make professional-level presentation videos starring either AI versions of staff members or consenting actors. The avatars' body movements could be jerky and unnatural, their accents sometimes slipped, and the emotions indicated by their voices didn't always match their facial expressions. Now Synthesia's avatars have been updated with more natural mannerisms and movements, as well as expressive voices that better preserve the speaker's accent--making them appear more humanlike than ever before. For Synthesia's corporate clients, these avatars will make for slicker presenters of financial results, internal communications, or staff training videos.

As anyone with even a trace of a regional dialect who has had to pay a parking fine can attest, voice recognition services struggle with accents. Now, people in Mark Sewards' constituency in Leeds are likely to find the same problem with his AI variant. A chatbot billed as the first AI version of an MP responds in Sewards' voice with advice, support or by offering to pass on a message to his team – but only if it understands you. The website, a virtual representation of the MP for Leeds South West and Morley – complete with a Pixar-style cartoon – was launched by a local startup to field questions from his constituents, some of whom have broad Leeds accents. I was interested to see how "Sewardsbot" would handle a conversation with someone from only a couple of miles away from his constituency border.

Petco Love Lost is a free platform that uses AI-powered photo matching to reunite lost pets with their families. What if your dog had a dating profile? Or your cat showed up to brunch with your friends? Thanks to a viral TikTok trend, thousands of pet lovers are asking AI to reimagine their pets as people, and the results are surprisingly romantic. A recent survey asked 1,000 Americans just how deeply they connect with their pets.

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Donna D'Errico is calling; are you going to answer the phone? The "Baywatch" actress listened to the demand of hundreds of thousands of fans, and launched Hollywood's first interactive voice experience Thursday, aptly coined "Call Donna D." D'Errico exclusively told Fox News Digital that her new digital platform will enable followers to communicate with her on an entirely new level, be it for flirty chats or R-rated conversations. Donna D'Errico launched Hollywood's first AI phone chat experience. "I've created an AI version of me that you can call anytime you want to, and it feels like I'm actually me on the other line talking with you. "People can call, and they're talking about all kinds of things.

On a little known YouTube channel, a breezy, British narrator is explaining the ins and outs of Doom: The Dark Ages' story. Though not named, his voice may be familiar to video game fans as that of Mark Brown. The trouble is, Brown had nothing to do with the video. Brown, who goes by Game Maker's Toolkit, is a content creator and developer who's covered video game design for over a decade. His channel has 220 videos, broadcast to over 1.65 million subscribers, where he gives in-depth explanations on things like puzzle mechanics in Blue Prince or addresses UI problems in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

People just can't stop using generative AI tools in legal proceedings, despite repeated pushback from frustrated judges. While AI initially appeared in courtrooms through bogus "hallucinated" cases the trend has taken a turn--driven by increasingly sophisticated AI video and audio tools. In some instances, AI is even being used to seemingly bring victims back from the dead. This week, a crime victim's family presented a brief video in an Arizona courtroom depicting an AI version of 37-year-old Chris Pelkey. Pelkey was shot and killed in 2021 in a road rage incident. Now, four years later, the AI-generated "clone" appeared to address his alleged killer in court.

Donny Osmond shared his views on artificial intelligence (AI) and explained why he loves "what it can do." Donny Osmond is bringing on a new co-star for his Las Vegas residency: himself. "We are going to be making history together," the legendary crooner told his fans in a video he shared to Instagram. "Can you imagine sharing the stage with your 14-year-old self?" He said, "Thanks to some mind-blowing AI and CGI technology, I'm going to be talking and singing with Donny Osmond – you know, the one from 1972."

UPenn Wharton School Associate Professor Ethan Mollick weighs in on the Biden White House's new guidelines for artificial intelligence in the workplace on'Fox News Live.' When Michael Bommer found out that he was terminally ill with colon cancer, he spent a lot of time with his wife, Anett, talking about what would happen after his death. She told him one of the things she'd miss most is being able to ask him questions whenever she wants because he is so well-read and always shares his wisdom, Bommer recalled during a recent interview with The Associated Press at his home in a leafy Berlin suburb. That conversation sparked an idea for Bommer: Recreate his voice using artificial intelligence to survive him after he passed away. IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THE SECRET TO BETTER SLEEP?

It seems like every Z-list celebrity and reality star has a podcast these days, but can you tell what makes this one truly unique? Eagle-eyed viewers may have spotted that its co-host, Jake, appears a bit stiff and robotic - and it's not because he's camera shy. Jake is a fully artificial intelligence-generated avatar. Human podcast host Jakob Wredstrøm, who created Jake as a digital clone of himself, says his is the first AI podcast. Jakob Wredstrøm, the creator of the podcast Sound Connections, created an AI version of himself called Jake (pictured).

Ice-T was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb. 17. Rapper and TV drama mainstay Ice-T recently claimed he's open to the idea of artificial intelligence being used to create a digital double of himself that can act long after he's gone. However, he is cautious about one thing: whether his future avatar has the requisite skills in the bedroom. The "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star expressed he was fine with the notion that an AI version of him might reprise his roles indefinitely. "I think Ice-T could potentially act forever," Ice-T, whose real name is Tracy Marrow, told Page Six. The star was interviewed before hosting a book launch for Mark Minevich's "Our Planet Powered by AI." Rapper Ice-T recently claimed hed be fine if an AI-generated version of himself played his TV and movie roles long into the future.