If you are into science, chances are you have followed Albert Einstein’s work on the theory of relativity and went on to work with his famous relativity formula E=MC2. So, how would you like it if I told you that you can now chat with one of the greatest scientists the world has seen. Well, with today’s artificial intelligence (AI) and Deepfake technology, almost anything is possible. So, why not a digital Albert Einstein?
Developed by a startup called Aflorithmic in partnership with digital humans company UneeQ, the “Digital Einstein Experience” is essentially an AI-powered chatbot that is based on the legendary scientist. The digital Einstein can chat with you in real-time and you can interact with it using your voice, texts, or the pre-set chat options for a knowledgable conversation.
Aflorithmic shared the experience of creating the digital version of Einstein in an official blog post. So, getting into the technicalities, the startup used UneeQ’s “top-notch character rendering for the realistic looks and an advanced computational knowledge engine as a brain to bring Einstein back to life.”
Nonetheless, by analyzing the existing recordings, the team noted three key points about Einstein’s voice:
So, based on these findings and the character traits of the scientist, the team created a voice for the chatbot that sounds like Einstein. The result? A friendly voice with a heavy German accent and a hint of dry humor.
