Nvidia’s Synthesia wants its talking AI avatars to recruit and train

Next time you apply for a job, your initial interview and training sessions might be with a talking bot.

That’s the vision of Synthesia, an artificial intelligence startup in London that creates digital humans for businesses. Synthesia’s software lets clients turn written scripts into presentations that feature realistic-looking video avatars. Now the company plans to offer interactive audio-visual “agents” – avatars that can go beyond a script to carry on conversations in specific topics, starting with sales training before expanding into recruiting and other corporate communication.