NVIDIA Unveils Advanced Digital Human Technologies at SIGGRAPH 2024

NVIDIA
has
unveiled
its
latest
advancements
in
digital
human
technologies
at
the
SIGGRAPH
2024
conference.
These
innovations
aim
to
revolutionize
customer
interactions
across
various
industries
through
the
use
of
hyperrealistic
digital
avatars
and
cutting-edge
AI.

Introducing
James:
A
Digital
Brand
Ambassador

One
of
the
highlights
of
NVIDIA’s
presentation
is
James,
an
interactive
digital
human
designed
to
engage
with
people
using
emotions,
humor,
and
contextual
understanding.
James
is
built
on
NVIDIA’s
ACE
(Avatar
Creation
Engine)
and
utilizes
retrieval-augmented
generation
(RAG)
to
provide
accurate,
informative
responses.
James
leverages
NVIDIA’s
RTX
rendering
technologies
and
ElevenLabs’
natural-sounding
voice
technology
to
offer
lifelike
animations
and
speech.

NVIDIA
Maxine’s
Role
in
Enhancing
Digital
Humans

NVIDIA
also
showcased
the
latest
improvements
to
its
Maxine
AI
platform,
which
enhances
the
audio
and
video
quality
of
digital
humans.
Maxine
3D
converts
2D
video
inputs
into
3D
avatars,
making
it
ideal
for
applications
like
video
conferencing.
Audio2Face-2D
animates
static
portraits
based
on
audio
input,
creating
dynamic
digital
humans
from
a
single
image.
Both
technologies
are
currently
in
early
access.

Industry
Adoption
and
Applications

Several
companies
are
already
utilizing
NVIDIA’s
digital
human
technologies.
HTC
has
integrated
Audio2Face-3D
into
its
VIVERSE
AI
agent,
enhancing
user
interactions
with
dynamic
facial
animations.
Looking
Glass
is
using
Maxine’s
3D
AI
capabilities
to
create
real-time
holographic
feeds
for
its
spatial
displays.
Reply
has
developed
Futura,
a
digital
assistant
for
Costa
Crociere’s
cruise
ships,
using
NVIDIA’s
ACE
and
Maxine
technologies.

UneeQ
is
another
notable
adopter,
showcasing
demos
of
cloud-rendered
digital
humans
and
advanced
avatars
powered
by
NVIDIA
GPUs
and
AI
models.
These
technologies
promise
to
deliver
more
natural,
responsive
virtual
customer
service
experiences.

For
more
information,
visit
the

NVIDIA
Blog.

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