How would aliens practice their first interaction with humans? 👽 A) They would use Synthesia Roleplay Sessions B) They would abduct a human to practice C) Aliens don’t exist, right?

Good chat with @iamVictorDey about our AI avatars new capabilities. Whether its - training employees for sales calls, difficult conversations and other instances where watching a video is not enough.

Yesterday we opened our brand new office in New York with more than 250 desks! I still remember our first NY office: 5 co-working desks in a WeWork. A lot has happened since then and I'm super proud of all the progress we've made since then as a team. Drop by to get your avatar captured, talk to us about our new insanely real-time products or beat me in a game of ping pong :) So proud of the team that made it happen and excited to double down on New York!

Introducing Interactive Avatars that can listen, talk, and respond directly inside a product, website or app: We’re taking an open approach: you can combine your own LLM + voice stack with @synthesiaIO's API to create an integrated system that can be used as a support concierge, a live FAQ agent, or anywhere else someone needs a conversational interface that actually listens and responds. The avatars are multilingual and support idle and listening behaviour, so conversations flow smoothly even during pauses. You can also build completely customizable avatars from photorealistic photos or branded characters like an animated mascot, with adjustable backgrounds. Finally, our avatars support agentic calls like scheduling a meeting or filling a form at the end of the conversation so you can convert conversations into real business opportunities.

Out now: Interactive Avatar API 🗣️ Real-time Avatars that listen, talk, and respond directly inside your product. → Embed via LiveKit SDK → Bring your own LLM, knowledge base, logic → We handle the Avatar layer - voice, face, lip-sync Perfect for AI sales reps, support agents, interactive trainers, onboarding guides, and more. Plus, we're giving each user 500 free minutes to explore:

At our all-hands last week, I shared something that's been on my mind: AI experiences in the workplace will start to mirror human experiences. And when that will happen, the time we spend together, whether with our team or our customers, becomes even more meaningful. We're diving deeper into this vision on October 1st, but I wanted to give you a quick preview today, thanks to the great folks at @every and their Thesis Statement series. More to come. 🔜

Meet Express-3, our most advanced Avatars to date 🧑‍🩰 Happy, serious, neutral, friendly - whatever you write, they deliver. Sharp lip-sync, natural gestures, fluid movement. Plus, videos generate 2x faster. Available on all plans.

Stock Avatars not cutting it? Now you can create your own. Build custom Avatars - realistic presenters, branded mascots, stylized characters - from a text prompt or fine-tuned panel controls. Happy creating!

Today, we are introducing Express-3, a new video model that delivers sharper, more expressive Avatars while also cutting video creation time in half. In addition to our classic photorealistic Avatars, Express-3 supports a new category of Avatars we're calling Style Avatars: stylized, cartoonish characters that can be created from a prompt. Style Avatars have been a long requested feature (a lot of companies have their own mascots!) and are great for creating more accessible content. Express-3 Avatars work seamlessly with @synthesiaIO Assistant. Generate an Avatar, then include it in a video and see how the Assistant instantly matches the visuals in the video to the Avatar's characteristics!

Introducing Express-3, our most advanced Avatar model yet 💥 - Sentiment-aware performances - Better lip sync and more natural body motion - 2x faster video generation Express-3 also powers Style Avatars - stylized characters you can create from a prompt or preset via Avatar Builder. Available on all plans.