‘Synthetic twin’: Why Socceroo Cristian Volpato is the latest footballer to license his AI clone
Suddenly, he spawns four digital clones that peel off out of view to re-emerge in different settings around the world.
The Guardian reports: Suddenly, he spawns four digital clones that peel off out of view to re-emerge in different settings around the world.
This scene from a social media video is fake and generated by artificial intelligence. But it has been authorised by the very real 22-year-old…
This technology story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include AI, Socceroo Cristian Volpato and Socceroos.
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