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NEW YORK — Standing in front of a large screen near the entrance to AI Summit 2022, a woman chatted with AVA, a digital avatar.
“What are you used to?” asked the conference attendee. “How are you different from Alexa? Do you use conversational AI?”
Created by Graphen Robotics, AVA is a digital human meant to mimic the human brain, according to the New York-based startup.
Graphen created the robotic human to empathize with humans.
Digital humans and avatars like AVA have gained popularity recently, as excitement, and many would say hype, grows over the virtual world of the metaverse.
Leading technology providers like Nvidia have invested heavily in shaping digital avatars and making them more human-like and accessible to everyone. For example, the chip maker is…
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