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Google Vids adds AI avatars so users can appear as digital versions

Source headline: Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos

Threat level Medium
Signal strength 62/100
Source confidence 1 source
Published 1 hour ago

Intelligence Summary

Google is enhancing Vids with personalized AI avatars that can star in generated videos. The feature is paired with Gemini Omni capabilities for creating and editing video content from prompts and reference images. Users can work with a digital version of themselves to produce videos for different scenarios. While this expands creative tools, it also increases the risk of identity misuse and deepfake-like impersonation if images or prompts are abused. Users should review privacy and consent controls before using or sharing reference images.

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#ai-avatars #deepfake-risk #gemini-omni #identity-protection #video-generation
Original reporting TechCrunch Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos
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