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308 points synthmeat | 3 comments | 14 Nov 24 08:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.647s | source
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dewey ◴[14 Nov 24 11:38 UTC] No.42135232[source]▶
Interesting idea with the avatar, but I feel like just having a voice and some audio waves would be better than trying to create a talking avatar. Could just be my personal preference of not having a mental image of someone unknown I guess? Similar to reading a book after watching the movie adaptation.
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michaelt ◴[14 Nov 24 13:49 UTC] No.42136103[source]▶
It seemed weird to me too.

In my country, when TV series are interviewing anonymous people they use specific visual language - pixellated face, or facing away from the camera, or face clad in shadow.

Having an actor voice the words is normal. But having an actor showing the anonymous person's face is an... unusual choice.

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keiferski ◴[14 Nov 24 15:54 UTC] No.42137448[source]▶
The voice was a real person’s, but the face/head was AI.
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1. dewey ◴[14 Nov 24 19:42 UTC] No.42140314[source]▶
No it was not the real persons voice, it says it was a voice actor in the video.
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2. keiferski ◴[14 Nov 24 20:17 UTC] No.42140723[source]▶
A real person’s, not the real person being interviewed.
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3. dewey ◴[14 Nov 24 21:53 UTC] No.42141623[source]▶
You are right, I didn’t realize it could mean both things. Thanks!