Tag: Portraits
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David Hockney at 88: Fresh Paintings Return to Joy
David Hockney at 88: A Lifetime’s Return to Childlike Joy David Hockney’s latest show arrives with the exuberance that has long defined his career, even as the artist quietly marks his 88th year. Titled with characteristic insouciance, the exhibition gathers a selective chorus of interiors, still lifes, and portraits—fresh paintings that, in many ways, feel…
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David Hockney at 88: A Childlike Joy Returns in His Fresh Paintings
David Hockney at 88: The Last Dance with Joy David Hockney, at the age of 88, continues to dismantle expectations and reconstruct them in bright, playful color. In a Paris exhibition that Walter Benjamin might have admired for its sense of reverie, Hockney returns to the childlike joy that has long informed his best work.…
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Microsoft Copilot Avatars: Animated Portraits for Expressive AI
Introduction Microsoft is giving Copilot a face. In an experimental feature named Portraits, users can choose from about 40 animated avatars to accompany their AI conversations. The avatars are not photorealistic, but they come with voices and real-time facial expressions, head movements, and lip-sync during chat. The goal is to make AI-driven dialogue more engaging…
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Microsoft Portraits: Animated Avatars for Copilot Labs
Microsoft Introduces Portraits: Animated Avatars for Copilot Microsoft is aiming to give its AI companion a more expressive face. Building on the voice features already added to Copilot, the tech giant unveiled an experimental capability called Portraits (Retratos in Portuguese) within Copilot Labs. The feature brings animated avatars to conversations, promising a more expressive and…
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Microsoft Gives Copilot a Face: Animated Avatars for Expressive Conversations
Microsoft gives Copilot a face with Portraits Microsoft is expanding the ways users interact with its AI by introducing Portraits, an experimental feature embedded in Copilot Labs. The idea is simple but powerful: add animated avatars to the Copilot chat experience to make conversations more expressive. The feature arrives as a natural next step after…