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The two companies recently teamed up for the “ABBA Voyage” show in London, in which fans could attend a full concert by the Swedish band — as performed by their digital avatars. He says the band won't be on stage during the virtual performance because “that’s the key thing,” of the future-seeking technology. That’s what you could do with this.”Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesIn order to create their digital avatars, who are depicted as a kind of superhero version of the band, Kiss performed in motion capture suits. Aespa, the K-pop girl group, frequently perform alongside their digital avatars — the quartet is meant to be viewed as an octet with digital twins. The band deserves to live on because the band is bigger than we are,” Kiss frontman Paul Stanley said in roundtable interview.

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For Mark Tuan, whose new EP “Fallin'” is out Friday, it was creating a digital avatar. It’s not really me, but it is me,” he says of Digital Mark. Getting Digital Mark to mirror the real Mark Tuan was an extensive process, involving several days of filming in a motion capture bodysuit. Right now, Digital Mark “just stands there ... but maybe in the future, they’re going to incorporate me walking around,” he says. They can talk to Digital Mark about it.

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☆ What happens to Salma Hayek in 'Black Mirror' might seem ridiculous – but the way celebrities handle their AI rights could affect us all
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new episode of Netflix's "Black Mirror" explores how celebrities will contend with AI replicas. As the "Black Mirror" episode suggests, regular people may soon have to contend with managing their own digital likenesses as well. A 2021 report from The Verge noted that Soul Machines mostly makes "people" for customer service and digital outreach. However, Soul Machines has also digitized celebrities like NBA player Carmelo Anthony, K-pop star Mark Tuan, and golfer Jack Nicklaus, according to its site. Carmelo Anthony's image has been digitized by Soul Machines.

Persons: Joan –, Joan, Salma Hayek, Streamberry, it's, who's, Annie Murphy, —, Greg Cross, AI's, Carmelo Anthony, Mark Tuan, Jack Nicklaus, Carmelo Anthony's, Phelan M, Remington Scott, Scott Organizations: Netflix, Machines Locations: New Zealand

☆ What happens to Salma Hayek in 'Black Mirror' might seem ridiculous — but the way celebrities handle their AI rights could affect us all
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That's why she's shocked to discover a new series called "Joan is Awful" on a fictitious streaming platform called Streamberry. As the "Black Mirror" episode suggests, regular people may soon have to contend with managing their own digital likenesses as well. The spokesperson added that Soul Machines creator packages start at $39 a month with the first month free. However, Soul Machines has also digitized celebrities like NBA player Carmelo Anthony, K-pop star Mark Tuan, and golfer Jack Nicklaus, according to its site. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP ImagesMeanwhile, Remington Scott, the founder of another "digital human" company called Hyperreal, already has a digital version of himself.

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