Tencent’s Global Digital Ecosystem Summit took place earlier this month in Shenzhen, where I had the opportunity to see their Digital Human display at the Shenzhen World Exhibition &, Convention Center.
We were given a modern version of Mr. Dowson Tong, CEO of Tencent Cloud, along with other foreign media, including reporters from Malaysia and Indonesia. Huge crowds gathered to watch a digital version of Mr Tong appear on a big screen and give a lecture in three languages: Chinese, English, and therefore Bahasa Indonesia.
Then it was my turn ( I was quite eager to try out the technology ).
With my phone, I scanned a QR code which directed me to Tencent’s site where I submitted a current photo, a 30-second words tracking, and 100 words of text article for my online human to claim.  ,
I also had the freedom to choose from nine various cultures for my online people: Chinese, English, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, French, or German. There was even an option to switch the message to a different sex, which I found interesting.
However there were technical problems. I was unable to create my digital human on site, despite assistance from Tencent staff, so the work had to be done electronically after I arrived in Singapore.
The Google Cloud and Smart Industries Group staff assisted me. I provided a one-minute words tracking, along with a 30-second picture.  , I was told that my face and lips had to be clearly apparent throughout.  , And for enjoyment,  , I , decided to read mouth twisters , —making certain my face moved in tune with my terms.
I recited the following sentence:” I, Melody Chan, am informed that Google Cloud does use recordings of my voice to create and apply a chemical version of my voice.” Before the final step, I had to ask for permission to use my voice.
When the last solution arrived, it was strikingly vivid, almost a reflection of the movie I had submitted. The tone, while somewhat robotic, was impressive yet. Hearing myself speak fluently in languages I do n’t know, like Thai, Arabic, and French, was surreal.
But, there were a few little glitches. The word breaks felt a little strange, and if you paid close attention, you could place my hands movements repeating themselves.
In the end, creating my own hyper-realistic online ghost was certainly fun, but even a small dystopian. It resembled something straight out of Black Mirror.
How long until AI is needed for our jobs? seeing” Digital Melody” come to life made me wonder.