Wednesday, April 18, 2018

ObEN Deploys Personalized Avatars In Shanghai

Pasadena- and Hong Kong-based ObEN, which is developing personalized avatar technology which turns a user's photos and voice into a virtual, talking avatar, says it is deploying its technology in Shanghai at a retailer in Shanghai. According to ObEN, its technology is being used to power a "personal AI art concierge" for retailer K11, at the Shanghai K11 Art Mall. The company said that an AI avatar of K11's founder, Adrian Cheng, is being used to guide visitors through a museum-retail space in Shanghai. Financial details of the win were not announced.