The plans of a number of technology companies to create metaverse experiences may be stalled or outright suppressed, but that doesn’t stop new initiatives to create custom avatars to represent the users themselves instead of using images. own real ones before the other users.
In this sense, today it has become known that TikTok is testing its new avatar generation tool using Artificial Intelligence in a series of markets.
Simple operation so that everyone has their own avatars
Initially discovered by the network consultant Matt Navarra and later confirmed by TikTok to the TechCruch publication, the new tool will ask users to provide between three and ten of their own photos.
Once uploaded, the new tool will ask users to choose from five different styles. Once the choice has been made, it will be enough to wait a few minutes to obtain a total of 30 avatars, which they can download, share through the stories, and even choose the one they want as part of the profile image of the account.
With a series of limitations to avoid situations of abuse
Users will be able to use the tool at most once a day. TikTok says it will delete both uploaded images and AI-generated avatars from its servers after a short period of time.
Techcrunch points out that the tool is similar to the one offered through the Lensa payment application, where although the number of styles offered by the new TikTok tool is below that of Lensa, the results are indeed amazing.
An experiment that has all the ballots to reach the general public
A TikTok spokesman points out to the aforementioned medium something already obvious at this point, that like other experiments, it can end in a final product, although along the way it can be modified or directly canceled, although given the rise of the creation tools of avatars on social platforms, it is highly unlikely that TikTok will leave it behind when it even seeks to match other social platforms in a number of aspects to the point of wanting to be more like Instagram.
At this point, TikTok may be able to find a way to keep its tool out of the many AI tools accused of training their models using content from others without permission or attribution.
What is certain is that TikTok will also apply the utmost rigor in compliance with community regulations in order to avoid possible situations of abuse, both when uploading photos and in generating avatars.
It will be a matter of time before the new tool could arrive on the scene to be available to all users, and thus be able to differentiate itself a little more from some of its most direct rivals.
Image Credit: matt navarra
