UneeQ has launched a digital human platform called Digital Human Creator. Although the price of the service is a bit burdensome, it is not insufficient to try a simple test because it provides a free trial.
In terms of the visual aspect, it has a quality that far exceeds the 3D avatars that have been shown a lot, and the head animation and the sync between the voice and the lips are natural. In addition to being able to work with conversation engine platforms from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, it seems that customization at a certain level is possible, such as being able to choose one of several pre-made characters and utilize user data.
However, you have to think about what to do with this platform, and UneeQ is an example of what the existing AI assistants do through more friendly digital humans, so more specific use cases will need to be discovered. The platform launch article and the link to the UneeQ homepage are shared below.
Recently, there are more and more contents about digital humans, and it seems that they are mainly focusing on the development of visual elements. This is to go beyond a phenomenon commonly referred to as an uncanny valley, that is, if it is roughly similar, it causes more disgust. Although it is meaningful in itself, things which are performed by the human brain, such as a dialogue model, multi-modal recognition, and modeling of emotion and memory is the key factor of success. Without progress in this field, I think there will be a limit to its use.
