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Digital humans that look just like us | Doug Roble

In an astonishing talk and tech demo, software researcher Doug Roble debuts “DigiDoug”: a real-time, 3-D, digital rendering of his likeness that’s accurate down to the scale of pores and wrinkles. Powered by an inertial motion capture suit, deep neural networks and enormous amounts of data, DigiDoug renders the real Doug’s emotions (and even how…

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In an astonishing talk and tech demo, software researcher Doug Roble debuts “DigiDoug”: a real-time, 3-D, digital rendering of his likeness that’s accurate down to the scale of pores and wrinkles. Powered by an inertial motion capture suit, deep neural networks and enormous amounts of data, DigiDoug renders the real Doug’s emotions (and even how his blood flows and eyelashes move) in striking detail. Learn more about how this exciting tech was built — and its applications in movies, virtual assistants and beyond.

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26 Comments

26 Comments

  1. silentcyborg 10

    May 28, 2019 at 4:17 pm

    Omg….. this is realy great advancement in vr technology. Imagine like in video games, this technology like in ready player one, this is amazing.

    • Anya Mae

      May 28, 2019 at 4:52 pm

      silentcyborg 10 video games won’t help you when youre dying from cancer at 50… medical achivements should be a priority in an ageing society..

  2. Dave C

    May 28, 2019 at 4:18 pm

    I wish he showed off some more models!!!

  3. Aditya Dhiman

    May 28, 2019 at 4:19 pm

    THANOS already knew it

  4. ShadoWolf

    May 28, 2019 at 4:19 pm

    Now this is… [Fill In The Blank]

  5. DeeTruth TV

    May 28, 2019 at 4:20 pm

    Project blue beam. Look into it

  6. bravojr

    May 28, 2019 at 4:22 pm

    My Rpgs will reach new heights!
    GIMME DAT !!!!

  7. Doug G

    May 28, 2019 at 4:23 pm

    Finally another “neat” Ted Talk.

  8. Cocky Streetz

    May 28, 2019 at 4:23 pm

    This is so cool and amazing humans can create anything

  9. Cy Clones

    May 28, 2019 at 4:23 pm

    This is cool but what happens when people pretend to be friends and get bank information from u or say they act like the president and cause harm to organizations ? Cool and scary all at once !

  10. pauldhoff

    May 28, 2019 at 4:25 pm

    Alita Battle Angel

  11. Shayluh

    May 28, 2019 at 4:25 pm

    Why are they allowed to make digital humans and whatever else they want with no laws or regulation??

  12. Nishanth Salahudeen

    May 28, 2019 at 4:30 pm

    Movie actors don’t need to be glamorous anymore. Actor human + glamorous character will disrupt actors.

  13. DennisThe Menace

    May 28, 2019 at 4:32 pm

    The new season of catfish is going to be wild

  14. GREEN GRATITUDE

    May 28, 2019 at 4:32 pm

    Fake humans already exist Democrats

  15. SArjmandzadeh

    May 28, 2019 at 4:33 pm

    This makes all the more eager to see future video games built with this level of graphics quality.

  16. Kaede Ana

    May 28, 2019 at 4:37 pm

    Reminds me of anime oh Gosh….

  17. NICI LOVE

    May 28, 2019 at 4:38 pm

    I want to be a part of v.r

  18. Bret H

    May 28, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    It’s just like Bento only more realistic ….

  19. Angelic Eon

    May 28, 2019 at 4:44 pm

    Impressionnant

  20. Anya Mae

    May 28, 2019 at 4:47 pm

    wow!! you couldn’t figure out a specific brain desise that 40% of elderly have, but you sure can make a machine mimick emotions of a human face.. bravo!!! amazin!!!!

  21. Clayton Griffith

    May 28, 2019 at 4:48 pm

    This can be great for gaming

  22. W A

    May 28, 2019 at 4:48 pm

    This is going to be used for horrible political purposes and propoganda will never be the same. 🙁

  23. kola nut

    May 28, 2019 at 4:49 pm

    Whoa

  24. your comment might not work so please

    May 28, 2019 at 4:54 pm

    Lotta blinking goin on…. Bruh but that is so cool.

  25. Kálmán Roland

    May 28, 2019 at 4:54 pm

    Ready player one 😀

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How Community Notes Reduce Viral Misinformation | Keith Coleman, Jay Baxter | TED

Community Notes on X started with a wild idea: Instead of tech companies deciding what’s true, what if you let people fact-check each other? Jay Baxter and Keith Coleman, who helped build the crowdsourced system adding context to misleading posts, discuss how the program reduces viral misinformation — and why people across the political spectrum…

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Community Notes on X started with a wild idea: Instead of tech companies deciding what’s true, what if you let people fact-check each other? Jay Baxter and Keith Coleman, who helped build the crowdsourced system adding context to misleading posts, discuss how the program reduces viral misinformation — and why people across the political spectrum trust it. In conversation with TED guest curator Audrey Tang, they discuss how their “surprising agreement” algorithm could reveal the common ground that quietly exists across a polarized internet. (Followed by a note from TED guest curators Divya Siddarth and Audrey Tang) (Recorded at TED2026 on April 14, 2026)

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