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August 10, 2026

AI Avatar日本経済新聞JapaneseAugust 10, 2026

Shizuoka City Introduces AI Avatar at Shimizu City Hall to Streamline Guidance Services

Shizuoka City began a demonstration project on August 10, 2026, using AI avatars at its Shimizu city hall. The avatars are shown on guidance terminals and self-propelled robots, answering visitor questions with voice and gestures, including multilingual support. For AI character use, it is a practical example of embodied avatar reception in public services.

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When gestures are added to city hall guidance, the experience moves beyond a simple search terminal. The key point is how naturally multilingual support works in daily public-facing operations.

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AI AvatarNBN NewsEnglishAugust 10, 2026

AI avatar to deliver lectures for University of Newcastle subject

The University of Newcastle in Australia is trialing an AI avatar that will deliver lectures for a computing subject. A human will write the character’s script, while the avatar presents the lecture content. For AI characters, this points to a practical education use case where trust, presentation style, and how students perceive an avatar as a lecturer all matter.

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Since humans write the scripts and the AI avatar delivers the computing lecture, the real test is not automation alone. It is whether students can trust that presence as a lecturer.

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AI AvatarReallusion MagazineEnglishAugust 10, 2026

SIGGRAPH 2026: NVIDIA RTX Boosts AccuFACE2 & AI Studio at HP

Reallusion showcased a digital human production pipeline at SIGGRAPH 2026 through NVIDIA and HP's booth. The demo featured Character Creator, iClone, AccuFACE2, and AI Studio, with RTX acceleration for real-time facial tracking and expression capture on CC5 HD characters. It also presented workflows for using iClone-exported 3D assets with AI video generation while retaining IP ownership.

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Better facial tracking and expression capture can change how present an AI avatar feels. The IP-aware path from 3D assets to AI video generation is especially practical for creators.

#AIアバター#デジタルヒューマン#Character Creator

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AI CompanionAP NewsEnglishAugust 10, 2026

AI companions vanish without goodbyes as China tightens rules

AP News reported that major Chinese tech companies including ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent shut down AI companion services after new rules took effect on July 15, 2026. The regulations target manipulative content, risks to minors, and overreliance on virtual relationships. The story highlights how AI character relationships and memories can be disrupted by platform operations and regulation.

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The deeper an AI companion relationship becomes, the heavier a shutdown feels. This is a regulatory story, but it also exposes the unresolved design problem of memory transfer and saying goodbye.

#AIコンパニオン#規制#中国

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