This creepy AI app lets you talk with a photograph of anyone

A Japanese company called EmbodyMe has developed an AI photo app called Xpression Chat that allows users to have lifelike conversations with photos of anyone, including celebrities and loved ones, using the ChatGPT AI chatbot and a library of 50 voices; although the company believes it has business potential, it is more likely that people will use it to chat with their celebrity crushes, leading to increased social isolation.

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