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The photo realistic avatars they showed off change this. They were impressive - still in research stage, but it’s not just a cartoon.


Not really sure if photorealistic avatar can really express all the emotions and facial expressions in a detail that people perceive subconsciously.

This might lead to people becoming more tone-deaf and having less empathy when reading others.


Not to mention Facebook gathering a dataset that is a virtual replica of your physical self. Imagine how much that would me sold on for...




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