The best use for AI eye contact tech is making movie stars look straight at the camera
by James Vincent from The Verge - All Posts on (#687MP)
Over the past few years, a bunch of tools have been released that use AI to edit video calls in real time so that the caller is making eye contact with the camera. FaceTime can do it. Microsoft Teams can do it. And Nvidia Broadcast can do it, too. (Provided, in each case, you have the necessary hardware or software.)
This tech comes with a bunch of interesting questions, of course. Like: is constant unbroken eye contact good or a bit creepy? Are these tools useful for people who don't naturally like eye contact? Or is this all just the thin edge of a wedge labeled, for the sake of argument, the increasing use of AI to create a more polished digital version of ourselves is contributing to an increased sense of alienation and loss of...