Microsoft teases lifelike avatar AI tech but gives no release date

Researchers at Microsoft have revealed a new artificial tool that can create deeply realistic human avatars — but offered no timetable to make it available to the public, citing concerns about facilitating deep fake content.

The AI model known as VASA-1, for “visual affective skills,” can create an animated video of a person talking, with synchronized lip movements, using just a single image and a speech audio clip.