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According to Tech Planet, Douyin has announced the launch of a new feature called the 'V Project,' aimed at expanding the boundaries of live streaming and interaction. Douyin states that 'V' represents infinite possibilities, symbolizing exploration, innovation, and breakthroughs. Through this project, Douyin hopes to provide users with a more interesting and enriched interactive experience. The core highlight of the 'V Project' is the AI Avatar feature. This feature allows creators to generate a virtual avatar that mirrors their personality and thoughts, enabling continuous interaction with users for 24 hours.

Recently, a study conducted jointly by Ruhr University Bochum, GESIS Leibniz Institute, and CISPA Helmholtz Center revealed that accounts on X (formerly Twitter) using AI-generated avatars only account for 0.052% of all accounts. Researchers analyzed nearly 15 million X accounts and found that 7,723 accounts used AI-generated avatars. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image authorized by service provider Midjourney. These accounts exhibited significant characteristics.

Meta has launched a new tool called 'AI Studio' on Instagram, allowing users in the U.S. to create personal AI avatars aimed at enhancing interaction with their fans. These AI avatars can communicate directly, reply to comments, and act as virtual representations of the user, accessible via web or app. Users can customize content, set interaction rules, and even enable automatic replies. The creation of AI avatars allows for customization, enabling them to resemble the user or generate entirely new characters for use across Meta's applications. This move aims to compete with Character.AI.

Meta recently announced the launch of a new tool called AI Studio, allowing users in the U.S. to create their own AI versions on Instagram or online. The company stated that creators and business owners can use these AI profiles to interact with fans, conversing directly in chat threads and responding to comments.

WhatsApp is reportedly preparing to launch a new generative AI feature that allows users to create new images similar to Apple's Image Playground. This feature will enable users to create their own AI avatars within the popular messaging app.It is said that WhatsApp, under the Meta umbrella, is developing a feature that allows users to create personalized avatars in any imagined environment. By uploading a series of photos, WhatsApp users will be able to train Meta's AI to create realistic digit

Douyin's Flow department has launched an AI camera product called 'Xinghui', offering a brand-new visual experience. 'Xinghui' supports AI avatars, allowing users to customize a variety of avatar effects. Users can generate their own AI avatars by uploading or taking photos, navigating through the virtual world. 'Xinghui' also provides features such as outfit coordination, career simulations, and hairstyle changes to make AI avatars more personalized. In addition to AI avatars, users can also use 'Xinghui' for AI retouching and text-to-image creation.

Meta plans to invest millions of dollars to create celebrity AI twins. A top creator has signed a $5 million contract for two years, with six hours of work required. The AI avatars will have voice capabilities and are expected to launch early next year, providing a richer interactive experience. This investment will set an important benchmark in the field of digital identity licensing and may encourage other tech giants to ramp up investments in similar projects.