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​Character.AI has unveiled AvatarFX, an AI-powered video generation tool currently in closed beta. This technology enables users to animate static images into realistic, long-form videos featuring synchronized lip movements, gestures, and expressions. AvatarFX supports a variety of visual styles, including 2D animated characters, 3D cartoon figures, and non-human faces like pets. It maintains high temporal consistency in facial, hand, and body movements, even in extended videos, ensuring smooth and natural animations. Unlike traditional text-to-image generation methods, AvatarFX allows users to create videos directly from existing images, offering greater control over the final output. AvatarFX is particularly beneficial for enhancing AI chatbot interactions, enabling the creation of lifelike avatars that can speak, emote, and engage in dynamic conversations. Users interested in early access can apply through Character.AI's platform. ​

Backyard AI is a privacy-focused platform that enables users to create and interact with AI-powered characters through text and voice chats. It offers a desktop application that runs locally on your computer, ensuring that all data remains private and is not transmitted to external servers. It supports a wide range of large language models, allowing for immersive role-playing experiences without filters or censorship. Users can browse and engage with thousands of AI characters via the Character Hub, and the platform also offers mobile tethering, enabling access to local AI models from mobile devices. Backyard AI provides both free and paid cloud plans, with the free tier offering access to smaller models and the paid options unlocking larger models with extended context windows. It is designed to be beginner-friendly, requiring no technical knowledge to get started.