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Founder of @ProductHunt. Investor at @WeekendFund. Writing about fun(d) stuff at https://t.co/tsunRiiECA with @vedikaja_in. Say hi! 👋🏼

Aug 22, 2023, 9 tweets

Introducing synthetic Ryan. He has something to share.

Our latest request for startup: Synthetic Humans

We’re interested in software that simulates the non-deterministic behavior and “human-ness” of people with the programmability, scalability, and delivery of bits.

This is best illustrated with examples…

Hallway (@join_hallway) makes it possible for people to transform into virtual characters and VTube without expensive, cumbersome motion capture equipment.

@join_hallway Outset (@OutsetAI) simulates the UX researcher, asking participants questions through a human-like conversational UI.

@join_hallway @OutsetAI HeyGen (@HeyGen_Official) creates virtual people (like synthetic Ryan) for sales pitches, marketing collateral, training videos, and more.

The traditional approach to filming people is 100x slower and more costly.

@join_hallway @OutsetAI @HeyGen_Official Roll (@roll_ai) enables everyone to film professional-level videos using the device in our pockets: an iPhone.

Software simulates a professional videographer with auto-panning, zooming, and wide shots remotely.

@join_hallway @OutsetAI @HeyGen_Official @roll_ai ElevenLabs (@elevenlabsio) turns text into human-like voices, in any language, offloading the need for voice actors and recording studios.

@join_hallway @OutsetAI @HeyGen_Official @roll_ai @elevenlabsio More examples and opportunities in synthetic human tech:



If you’re building in this space, DM or email me (ryan@weekend.fund). :)weekend.fund/request-for-st…

@join_hallway @OutsetAI @HeyGen_Official @roll_ai @elevenlabsio More about synthetic humans from @zebird0:

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