2023-04-28 06:00:00
Technology:
AI-generated images and avatars are gaining momentum on Snapchat. Is it TikTok’s turn?
AI avatars are becoming increasingly popular with social media companies. Snapchat recently rolled out generative AI backgrounds and an AI-powered chatbot. But the latest social platform to use AI avatars might be TikTok, according to social media consultant Matt Navarra.
On Twitter, Navarra shows how an AI avatar on TikTok works. If you’ve used Lensa AI to create avatars of yourself, TikTok’s avatar generator is very similar. However, TikTok’s AI avatar maker is an in-app experience with two tiers: Lite or Plus, and can be used once per day.
You can submit three to ten photos of yourself and choose up to five different styles for your avatar. Navarra clarifies that once the images are generated, you can upload them and set one as your avatar or add it to your TikTok story.
It’s unclear which AI model TikTok uses
It is unclear which AI model TikTok uses. If the company uses an internal model, it is not known how this model is trained. But Navarra’s Twitter thread reveals that TikTok will delete submitted photos once you’ve chosen an avatar, something the company should be very aware of as the app’s fate in the US hangs in the balance. US lawmakers.
There are many AI photo generators out there, and at the end of last year Lensa went viral as many people used it to create stunning portraits of themselves. But AI-generated images are a controversial piece of technology in the art world, as the generators draw inspiration from already existing artworks, sparking controversy over copyright issues.
According The Verge, TikTok says its AI avatar generator is only available in certain regions and is still under development. It remains to be determined when this feature will be available to the public, whether it will require a subscription, and what technology is behind the generator.
Source : “ZDNet.com”
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