{"slug": "nearly-half-of-test-subjects-mistook-tavus-ai-video-avatar-for-a-real-person-on", "title": "Nearly half of test subjects mistook Tavus' AI video avatar for a real person on a one-minute call", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "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.\n\nThe article [Nearly half of test subjects mistook Tavus' AI video avatar for a real person on a one-minute call](https://the-decoder.com/nearly-half-of-test-subjects-mistook-tavus-ai-video-avatar-for-a-real-person-on-a-one-minute-call/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nearly-half-of-test-subjects-mistook-tavus-ai-video-avatar-for-a-real-person-on", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/nearly-half-of-test-subjects-mistook-tavus-ai-video-avatar-for-a-real-person-on-a-one-minute-call/", "published_at": "2026-10-01 18:03:40+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-01 18:17:52.984350+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "generative-ai", "ai-products", "computer-vision", "natural-language-processing"], "entities": ["Tavus", "Griffin", "The Decoder"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nearly-half-of-test-subjects-mistook-tavus-ai-video-avatar-for-a-real-person-on", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nearly-half-of-test-subjects-mistook-tavus-ai-video-avatar-for-a-real-person-on.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nearly-half-of-test-subjects-mistook-tavus-ai-video-avatar-for-a-real-person-on.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nearly-half-of-test-subjects-mistook-tavus-ai-video-avatar-for-a-real-person-on.jsonld"}}