ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has introduced a new artificial intelligence model called OmniHuman-1. This model is designed to generate realistic videos using photos and sound clips.
The development follows OpenAI's decision to expand access to its video-generation tool, Sora, for ChatGPT Plus and Pro users in December 2024.
Google DeepMind also announced its Veo model last year, capable of producing high-definition videos based on text or image inputs.
However, neither OpenAI nor Google's models, which convert photos into videos, are publicly available.A technical paper (reviewed by the South China Morning Post) highlights that OmniHuman-1 specialises in generating videos of individuals speaking, singing, and moving.
The research team behind the model claims that its performance surpasses existing AI tools that generate human videos based on audio.