{"id":2081,"date":"2023-11-03T07:21:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T06:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agency-in-ai.org\/avatars-in-love-with-an-ai\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T23:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T21:34:22","slug":"avatars-in-love-with-an-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agency-in-ai.org\/en\/avatars-in-love-with-an-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Avatars: In love with an AI?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>KI Podcast by BR24 and SWR with Gregor Schmalzried, Marie Kilg and Fritz Espenlaub from 9.8.23.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><b>Social avatars: In love with an AI. <\/b><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"ArticleModuleTeaser_title__A9KRZ\">Why AIs are becoming increasingly personal.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/agency-in-ai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Verliebt-in-ki.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;In love with AI&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.ardaudiothek.de\/episode\/der-ki-podcast\/kann-ich-mich-in-eine-ki-verlieben\/ard\/94672728\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>AI-avatars<\/strong>, for example from Replika, are revolutionizing digital interaction by offering personalized experiences that differ from standardized assistants such as Alexa. 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