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Nearly half of test subjects mistook Tavus' AI video avatar for a real person on a one-minute call

Tavus introduced Griffin, which the company calls the first "Human Interaction Model," an AI that conducts real-time video calls by 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, compared with a previous high of 2 percent for earlier systems.

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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.

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