These ‘Expressive Avatar’ Deepfakes From a Billion-Dollar AI Startup Look Scary Real — Here’s Who’s Already Using the Technology

Is a human speaking behind the camera or an AI clone? A startling innovation from a unicorn startup backed by Nvidia makes it almost impossible to tell the difference.

AI startup Synthesia, which achieved unicorn, billion-dollar-valuation status last year, released new technology on Thursday called Expressive Avatars; the world’s first AI digital clones capable of producing human facial expressions and the right tone of voice from written prompts.

The technology starts with an AI avatar, which can be customized to reflect real faces.

Photo Credit: Synthesia

The AI makes a digital copy of a person based on footage recorded through their webcam or at a certified studio. It can also clone the person’s

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