Are you too lazy to record your own videos or are you pressed for time? YouTube is now offering a feature where you can “act” in videos without having to physically do it yourself, according to a report by 9to5Google.
The new artificial intelligence (AI) avatar feature will virtually insert yourself into videos generated by Google Veo. YouTube users just need to upload a short selfie video and then reveal a few lines of words to generate an avatar. Then enter the video prompt you want to generate and the resulting avatar will replace you. This feature is very similar to the one provided in the Sora app that has been shut down by OpenAI.
Avatars can be deleted at any time and will be deleted by Google itself if they are not used for 3 years. However, others cannot use your avatar without permission.
YouTube says the new feature can generate videos and audio up to 8 seconds long. Users can generate multiple clips and connect them into longer videos. Although the feature has been announced, we have yet to see this feature enabled in the YouTube app in Malaysia.
