Simple software translates videos to other languages

This is me speaking Arabic like a native, thanks to AI.

I uploaded a video from my phone and within minutes it had cloned my voice, translated my words, and lip-synced them to a life-like moving image of me. I also did versions in French and Japanese.

This is the latest in a series of technological advances from Israeli startup D-ID, which uses generative AI to create “photorealistic digital humans.”

It enables anyone creating online content – from a tutorial on how to fix your washing machine to a professional marketing video – to break through language barriers and reach a global audience.

I found the Video Translate software very easy to use and the results are remarkably lifelike. The translation is largely accurate, but there are moments when the AI hasn’t quite caught my drift.

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