Nearly half of test subjects mistook Tavus' AI video avatar for a real person on a one-minute call
Tavus has introduced Griffin, which the company calls the first "Human Interaction Model" (HIM), a class of model designed to understand and carry on face-to-face conversations in real time. According to the company, Griffin processes speech, facial expressions, tone of voice, gestures and pauses while both receiving and generating video.
In a Tavus study, 48 percent of participants believed Griffin was a real person after a one-minute video call. Previous systems maxed out at two percent, the company said. In what Tavus describes as an independent Nvidia test measuring how human an AI feels in direct audio-video conversation, Griffin scored 3.83 points. Actual humans scored 3.92, while the previous best AI model hit 2.80.
A preview called Griffin-Lite is available to "select testers as a research preview," with a more capable version coming once "safety concerns are addressed," according to Tavus. The company lists tutoring, practicing difficult conversations and camera-based tech support as potential use cases.
Tavus is a San Francisco AI startup founded in 2020 that has raised about $64 million. It started out building personalized AI videos for sales and marketing, then expanded into live video conversations with digital personas. More details on Griffin are in the Tavus research report.
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Tavus has introduced Griffin, what the company calls the first "Human Interaction Model." The AI holds video calls in real time, processing facial expressions, tone of voice, and gestures. In a Tavus study, 48 percent of participants believed Griffin was a real person after a one-minute call. Previous systems maxed out at two percent. The article Nearly half of test subjects mistook Tavus' AI video avatar for a real person on a one-minute call appeared first on The Decoder .