Fans of K-pop Star Can Talk with His AI Twin

2023-11-03 11:50:21来源：网络

Fans of K-pop Star Can Talk with His AI Twin

韩国明星的粉丝可以和他的人工智能双胞胎聊天

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　　By Gregory Stachel

　　02 November 2023

　　Listeners want to feel close to the musicians they support. And most would jump at the chance to talk with their favorite artist one-on-one. But famous people rarely have the time for that kind of meeting.

　　So what is the next best thing?

　　For Mark Tuan, whose new recording Fallin is out Friday, it was creating a digital avatar.

　　The Taiwanese-American entertainer from Los Angeles, California is a former member of the Korean group Got7. He partnered with Soul Machines to create a "digital twin" called "Digital Mark."

　　In doing so, Tuan became the first famous person to attach their likeness to the artificial intelligence (AI) program OpenAI's GPT. The technology permits fans to talk one-on-one with Tuan's avatar.

　　"It's very different. It's not really me, but it is me," he says of Digital Mark. "It's a cool thing, that fans get to interact with him, too."

　　Greg Cross is head of Soul Machines. He views Digital Mark as the future of fan interaction. Cross said we are only at the beginning of how this technology will change how fans interact with famous people and companies.

　　Tuan's hope with Digital Mark is that as the technology progresses, so too will fans' relationships with his AI twin. He also hopes that they will get to communicate with him in languages beyond English.

　　Getting Digital Mark to look like and act like the real Mark Tuan involved a lot of work. Tuan had to spend several days filming in a bodysuit to capture his movement. He made different faces so the Digital Mark could capture his emotions. And he spent a lot of time recording his voice as well.

　　Right now, Digital Mark just stands in one place. But Tuan says that maybe one day they will have Digital Mark walking around too.

　　The technology is in its early days. Tuan says Digital Mark has been talking about a musical event that does not exist. But he is hopeful to see how the avatar will progress.

　　Fans have already been using Digital Mark to interact with Tuan about event dates and new music.

　　As for concerns over how this kind of technology could be used in the future, Tuan is hopeful but has some concerns.

　　"I've seen a lot of movies where robots take over the world," he jokes. "You never really know what's going to happen, but I think it is really cool."

　　I'm Gregory Stachel.

　　Maria Sherman reported this story for The Associated Press. Gregory Stachel adapted the story for VOA Learning English.

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　　作者:格雷戈里·斯塔切尔

　　2023年11月2日

　　听众希望与他们支持的音乐人亲近。大多数人会抓住机会与他们最喜欢的艺术家进行一对一的交谈。但是名人很少有时间参加这种会议。

　　那么下一个最好的是什么呢？

　　对段宜恩来说，他的新唱片站队周五，它创造了一个数字化身.

　　这位来自加州洛杉矶的台湾裔美国艺人是韩国组合Got7的前成员。他与灵魂机器合作创造了一个“数字双胞胎之一名为“数字标记”。"

　　通过这样做，Tuan成为第一个将自己的肖像与人工智能(AI)程序OpenAI的GPT联系起来的名人。这项技术允许粉丝们与段誉的虚拟形象进行一对一的交流。

　　“很不一样。这不是真正的我，但这就是我，”他谈到Digital Mark时说。“是一个凉爽的粉丝们得到的东西互动也和他在一起。"

　　格雷格·克罗斯是灵魂机器的负责人。他认为数字标记是粉丝互动的未来。克罗斯说，这项技术将如何改变粉丝与名人和公司的互动，我们才刚刚开始。