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Google Vids Adds AI Avatars to Star in Your Videos

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechCrunch AI ·

Google is rolling out personalized AI avatars for its Vids app, allowing users to create videos featuring a digital version of themselves. The feature is powered by Gemini Omni, which also enables video generation and editing from text prompts and reference images. This update aims to make video creation more accessible and personalized for users.

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While novel, the feature raises questions about deepfake misuse and the quality of AI-generated avatars compared to real footage.
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