TikTok ads may soon contain AI-generated avatars of your favorite creators

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1. TikTok ads may soon contain AI-generated avatars of your favorite creators

TikTok is introducing new generative AI tools to help organizations and content creators expand their global audiences using customizable digital avatars and language dubbing features. The tools aim to break down language barriers in marketing and allow brands to add a human touch to their content. Symphony Digital Avatars are available in stock or custom varieties, based on paid actors from diverse backgrounds and languages.

Custom avatars are created to resemble specific creators or brand spokespersons and speak multiple languages, allowing accounts to reach foreign audiences while retaining a specific likeness. Symphony AI Dubbing is a global translation tool that enables creators and marketers to dub their content into over 10 languages and dialects, including French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Korean.

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2. Color Health uses the reasoning capabilities of GPT-4o to help doctors transform cancer care

Color Health is partnering with OpenAI to develop a copilot application that uses GPT-4o to identify missing diagnostics and create tailored workup plans for cancer patients. The application enables healthcare providers to make evidence-based decisions about cancer screening and treatment.

The copilot application uses OpenAI's APIs to integrate patient medical data with clinical knowledge, resulting in customized treatment plans for providers. Color Health aims to make cancer expertise accessible at the point of impact on a patient's healthcare decisions, as missed screenings and delayed treatment impact patient outcomes.

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3. At CVPR, NVIDIA offers Omniverse microservices, shows advances in visual generative AI

NVIDIA has introduced NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud Sensor RTX, a set of microservices that enable accurate sensor simulation to accelerate the development of autonomous machines.

The microservices can test sensor perception and AI software in realistic virtual environments before real-world deployment, enhancing safety and saving time and costs. The microservices can simulate various activities.

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4. AI-based blood test can predict Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms

Researchers at UCL and University Medical Center Goettingen have developed a blood test using AI to predict Parkinson's disease up to seven years before symptoms appear. The test uses machine learning to analyze a panel of eight blood-based biomarkers whose concentrations are altered in patients with Parkinson's.

The team found that 79% of patients with Rapid Eye Movement Behaviour Disorder (iRBD) had the same profile as someone with Parkinson's. The AI predictions have matched the clinical conversion rate, with the team correcting 16 patients up to seven years before symptoms appear.

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5. Meta Releases AI Models That Generate Both Text and Images

Meta has released five new AI research models, including Chameleon, JASCO, AudioSeal, and JASCO, which can generate both text and images and detect AI-generated speech within larger audio snippets.

These models aim to advance AI responsibly and increase geographical and cultural diversity in text-to-image generation systems. Meta's capital expenditures on AI and the metaverse-development division will range between $35 billion and $40 billion by the end of 2024.

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