AI has already given us some bizarre demos. And pals, it’s solely going to get weirder from right here. Because the tech world runs screaming head first into the uncanny valley, traces will blur and every little thing will proceed getting stranger.
Take, for instance, Wednesday’s Meta Join keynote. There was a relentless drum beat of Meta AI and Llama demos in the course of the occasion, however one specifically stood out for its strangeness.
Mark Zuckerberg invited creator Don Allen Stevenson III to hitch him onstage. The Meta CEO proceeded to choose up a telephone and keep on a dialog with an AI-generated model of Stevenson as the real article stood between the exec and a picture of himself on the large display screen.
The demo showcased AI Studio, a platform for designing customized chatbots. This system, which rolled out to all U.S. creators in July, began with textual content solely. Wednesday’s occasion, in the meantime, showcased how creators can basically create digital variations of themselves.
“If you’re getting a ton of DMs, and you’re missing the time to respond, Creator AI for me has been answering a lot of my frequently asked questions,” Stevenson mentioned of how he’s used the platform. “It saves time. I have time to go outside, take a break.”
Meta ran the demo on the similar presentation that gave us chatbots voiced by Awkwafina, Dame Judi Dench, John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kristen Bell. It solely will get weirder from right here.
