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TikTok's gen AI avatars are based on real people and that only makes them more creepy

TikTok showed odd new AI-created “digital avatars” that it will begin offering to creators and brands on the app.

Back in April, The Information reported that TikTok was working on AI-generated avatars that advertisers could use to sell their products on the platform. Now, the company has made those plans public, announcing new AI-created “digital avatars” that it will begin offering to creators and brands on the app. These avatars will then star in TikTok videos promoting products and can be customized to speak different languages based on the intended audience.

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