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Calum Worthy’s AI Company 2wai Launches Video Chat App, Aiming to Put ‘Control Back in the Hands of the Artists’
2wai, an AI start-up founded by actor Calum Worth and Hollywood producer Russell Geyser, is coming out of stealth with the launch of its app.
2wai, an AI start-up founded by actor Calum Worth and Hollywood producer Russell Geyser, is coming out of stealth with the launch of its first app. The duo claim the app, essentially a proof of concept of 2wai’s technology, provides an efficient way for celebrities, brands and others create lifelike, conversational avatars that fans can chat with — but with key safeguards in place, so that the AI doesn’t say something bizarre or inappropriate. Geyser, who has known Worthy for more than a decade, counts production credits including “To Catch a Killer,” “Stowaway” and “Honest Thief.” He said 2wai has raised $5 million in friends and family “pre-seed” funding and currently employs 24 engineers and nine business-development staffers.
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