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First Vietnamese digital human projects launched in HCM City

Several digital humans developed by Vietnamese enterprises and individuals, were introduced to the public at the first Digital Humans Day held in Ho Chi Minh City last week.
First Vietnamese digital human projects launched in HCM City ảnh 1Miss Thanh Nien, the first digital human in the field of journalism and media, will be launched by Thanh Nien Newspaper. (Photo: thanhnien.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Several digital humans developedby Vietnamese enterprises and individuals, were introduced to the public at thefirst Digital Humans Day held in Ho Chi Minh City last week.

Created with personality and character, and thecapability of conversing and communicating, the AI-powered human-like virtualbeings can offer real-time interaction with humans.

Thanh Nien Newspaper announced its plan to launch a digitalgirl named Miss Thanh Nien who will work as a customer service representativeto help the news outlet directly interact with readers on its website. She isthe first digital human deployed in the field of journalism and media.

The PetroVietnam Ca Mau Fertiliser Company Limited(PVCFC), meanwhile, pioneered in the development of the first generation ofdigital humans in agriculture with “Chu Tu Ca Mau,” a middle-aged virtual manset to become a friend of farmers. He will be built to offer them advice on farmingof plants and animals, and provide latest information on the weather, diseasesituation as well as market developments, through easy and friendly vocalconversations.
First Vietnamese digital human projects launched in HCM City ảnh 2The digital human projects are launched at Digital Humans Day 2021 in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: thanhnien.vn)
Gumee, a digital girl with a stylish appearance andpersonality representing Generation Z, was introduced by fashion company Gumac. Shewill be a fashionista and a new friend of Gumac’s young customers on socialmedia.

The Digital Humans Day 2021 was also attended by CaiLuong (reformed opera) singer and People’s Artist Bach Tuyet and singer andcomposer Ngoc Son who have engaged in the development of their own digitalversions in an attempt to preserve culture and arts using artificialintelligence.

Singer Bach Tuyet said the project offers a greatexperiment in combining the world’s advanced AI technology and the traditionalarts – Cai Luong. It shows that, with digital humans, no area is left behind inthe digital transformation process, she said./.
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