Artificial intelligence will soon take center stage in your contact center -- if it hasn't already. Artificial intelligence (AI) uptake increased dramatically over the last few years. A 2022 PwC report revealed that more than 70% of companies were already using or planning to deploy AI in some form within their business operations. Business leaders are using the technology to realize an array of benefits, from product innovation to enhancing data-driven business decisions.[1] AI helps companies operate more efficiently and address more customer issues with less direct human involvement.

By now we've got lots of worrying examples of how AI-powered image processing software can flawlessly alter faces, or make someone appear to say something they didn't. But there are other, perhaps under-explored uses for this technology: like trying to fake a video of you dancing so it looks like you've got Bruno Mars' moves, instead of Mr. Bean's. As this video shared by Caroline Chan demonstrates, researchers at UC Berkeley have found a way to copy the movements of a subject's body in one video, and then generate a new video of a completely different person's body more or less performing those actions. It's an extension of the research and automated image manipulation that can make someone appear to say something they never did, but with the added challenge of'faking' far more movement--particularly if you're trying to copy the moves of a talented performer like Bruno Mars. Digitally morphing and manipulating the movements of someone's face often requires just subtle changes between the original clip and the modified results.

These days artificial intelligence is so advanced that robots trade shares, make restaurants suggestions and diagnose diseases. But can a robot get a dance floor jumping? It is a question that Prague's Karlovy Lazne Music Club has endeavoured to answer by employing a specially adapted former automotive industry robot as a DJ in the popular nightspot. These days artificial intelligence is so advanced that robots trade shares, make restaurants suggestions and diagnose diseases. But can a robot get a dance floor jumping?

To find out what people think of lady dancing, you don't need to head to the club. Instead, researchers in the UK outfitted female dancers with motion capture rigs, much like the ones that bring digital movie characters like Gollum or Jar Jar Binks to life. According to science, then, women who swing their hips while moving their legs and thighs independently are rated high on attractiveness. In this study, published Thursday, the authors showed the digitized dance avatars to a group of heterosexual men and women. The basic mannequin-like animations allowed the researchers to control for any secondary variables that might denote hotness like clothing or hairstyle.

The world is always moving in different directions towards an innovative future. IBM worked with Daybreaker, "an early morning dance movement in 15 cities around the world," to plan a special dance party. The genius super computer, Watson, that took down two all-star Jeopardy champs in 2011 was used to plan the first "cognitive dance party" in San Francisco. The computer is widely used for daily tasks in lung cancer treatment, financial advising and it even assists veterans return to civilian life. To understand the artificial intelligence even more, check out the video at the bottom of the article made by IBM. Watson is truly something amazing and the technology will surely advance the world.

Watson is used in hospitals, banks and classrooms, but the company showed off its playful side for hundreds of early risers in the Bay Area. The system assigned workouts, powered the dance floor, created breakfast recipes, and pulled data from social media as an LED sun rose inside. Upon registering, participants used Watson's Personality Insights service to analyze their strongest personality traits based on tweets or a short survey. Each personality received a color -- purple for conscientious, red for outgoing and yellow for expressive. Dancers wore their colors to the event.

San Francisco bar Folsom Street Foundry typically serves cocktails and hosts social events well into the night. But before the sun came up on Wednesday morning, it held a dance party with a high-tech twist. Daybreaker -- the organization that holds morning dance parties, which start with a 6 a.m. Watson is used in hospitals, banks and classrooms, but the company showed off its playful side for hundreds of early risers in the Bay Area. The system assigned workouts, powered the dance floor, created breakfast recipes, and pulled data from social media as an LED sun rose inside. Upon registering, participants used Watson's Personality Insights service to analyze their strongest personality traits based on tweets or a short survey.

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