Avatar's walk amongst us

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now when we think of Avatar, we think of the
blockbuster movie Fire and Ash.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
That's the new one.

Speaker 3 (00:06):
The strength of the ancestors is here, James Cameron, this
is going to be incredible Avatar three.

Speaker 1 (00:20):
But having a real avatar Marny might not be as
far away as we think. In fact, it's already arrived.
So Marty and I we start in Growing Happiness, which
is a documentary about the Sunflower Festival.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
The man behind that was our good friend Neil McGregor.
Get a Neil, how are you going? Hello, Good morning morning,
Campo a great thank you.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
Now you've got this really cool thing which has to
deal with avatars. Now, a lot of people don't understand avatars,
so can you explain exactly what it is?

Speaker 4 (00:47):
Yeah, AI avatars is the talk of the town at
the moment. Essentially, what we do is we create its
photorealistic digital version of yourself and then we started in
a digital and then anytime that you need to create
a video piece of content that can be said in
one hundred and sent five different languages, you simply type
it into our platform and it generates it instantly.

Speaker 2 (01:10):
It's ahead of our time.

Speaker 4 (01:11):
Money.

Speaker 2 (01:12):
I'm still trying to get my head around.

Speaker 5 (01:13):
Yeah, okay, so all right, so it would be like
a well digital version of yourself digital twin. Okay, so
what would I need a digital twin of myself for, Neil?

Speaker 2 (01:24):
What would I be using that for?

Speaker 4 (01:25):
Yeah, it's a great question, money, and there's many reasons
that people utilize it. As you know, traditional filming can't
keep up with today's content demands, social media, training, staff,
on board in marketing videos, the new language, and so
many different things. So what this allows to be done
is anytime you need a video for any reason, you

(01:45):
can simply type it into the platform and create it
for whatever purpose you like.

Speaker 6 (01:49):
So that's it.

Speaker 5 (01:50):
You just type in so okay, see next level money.
If I needed a video to I don't know, talk
about skincare products, I could have my digital twine just
pop up and do the video for me.

Speaker 4 (02:01):
Yeahs to be typing in any language.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
Right, Well, I'd like to speak French and I love
to be going fishing and leave my digital avatar with
my wife so they can spend time together.

Speaker 2 (02:12):
Work like that. It doesn't work like.

Speaker 4 (02:14):
That, pushing me out of the limitation of the technology
down cameras. But I like the way you think that
could be.

Speaker 5 (02:22):
The next version.

Speaker 2 (02:23):
Go on boys trips. We can all go away and
leave the digital exactly right.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
Imagine having a digital avatar of your boyfriend Marty. You
know you don't have to talk to the real guy.

Speaker 5 (02:34):
I've got to have a boyfriend first to leave your
digital avatar with. It's very interesting. And look who is
who is using this at the moment. Who are you
finding is taking it up?

Speaker 4 (02:42):
Yeah, we have so many people. If actually got a
brand ambassador, doctor Catherine Ball who's an AI futurist and
I figures trenderiness all of the years he's using it
on LinkedIn. We have newbles mining companies, small to medium businesses. Yeah,
a lot of education learning but as well utilizing it.
So we're kind of a little bit overwhelmed with people

(03:04):
are site of using the hummic avatars. But also surprises
enough because we have conversations with various different people and
we think we might, oh they might be to use
it one way, and they use it for a little
bit and they're using it everywhere all across their business,
all across their social media. So it's always very exciting
to hear that people are just using it in a

(03:25):
myriad of ways that we didn't even think was possible.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
It's just blowing my mind the amount of technology that
is just coming out.

Speaker 2 (03:31):
And this is just I'm thinking of so many ways.
You know, I could.

Speaker 6 (03:35):
Use digital twin, digital twin, and I've always wanted a twin.
Mart I know, well, here's your chance, you know, because
twins they usually have the same feelings. They can feel
things that you can feel. You know, I have heard that.

Speaker 5 (03:49):
Yes, yeah, Neil, where can we go and check this out?

Speaker 4 (03:52):
Yes? Youmimic dot Com is the website there and sale
company that's based in and we've got a lostin Homark,
so we're doing avatar captures right across the Country's got Sydney,
Alvin Whobard, it's been Gold Coast, Tombero. So you mimic
dot com is the way to have a look. You
booking our team and you can get an avatar captured

(04:14):
within a few days.

Speaker 2 (04:15):
Yeah, I love it all right, thank you so much.

Speaker 4 (04:19):
Great to be home. Thank you.

Speaker 2 (04:20):
Yeah, it's crazy something that people don't know that. Neil McGregor.

Speaker 1 (04:24):
He was the assistant producer with Seth Rogen on the interview.
He's worked on Godzilla, Aquaman and he did growing happiness.
The Sunflower Festival.

Speaker 2 (04:33):
Which you and I featuring. It was so good. It's
on Prime TV at the moment. It's amazing. He's a
legend interesting. Go and check it out.

Speaker 5 (04:40):
And I think we do need to get you sorted
for the next time you lose your voice. I'll have
your digital here.

Speaker 2 (04:45):
I have to worry. That's scary.