Fact check
“I created an interactive digital avatar of myself”
Reasoning
The provided evidence consists of several excerpts from a TechCrunch article dated September 26, 2026, in which the author details the process of having Synthesia capture photos and voice recordings to build a personal interactive avatar. The text explicitly states that the author created the avatar and can interact with it, confirming the claim.
On confidence: Multiple excerpts from the same TechCrunch article directly describe the author creating an interactive digital avatar of themselves using Synthesia's platform.
Important context
The claim is about the author's personal creation of an interactive digital avatar, not about a third party. The evidence is self‑referential but comes from a reputable technology news source reporting on the author's experience.
Evidence
Supporting (10)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceI created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it | TechCrunch
me (ones that can talk back and listen to me), also with and without glasses. We picked an article to train the interactive avatar on, and then one of the teams built my interactive avatar , which is powered by a combination of…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceTalk to My Digital Avatar – Live Demo
In this video I demonstrate a conversation with my AI‑powered avatar, asking it about my hobbies and receiving natural‑language replies.
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceavatar-demo – Source Code for Interactive Avatar
The repository contains the Unity project, speech‑to‑text and text‑to‑speech pipelines, and instructions to run the avatar locally.
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceI created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it | TechCrunch
digital twin, I had been indifferent toward avatars, but I felt they would inevitably become part of everyday online life. I heard of people on Instagram creating them in their likenesses to help them make social content. I find it all to…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceMy Digital Avatar – Interactive Demo
On this page you can type questions and receive spoken answers from a 3‑D model that mirrors my facial expressions in real time.
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceI created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it | TechCrunch
I created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it | TechCrunch –:–:–:– Disrupt 2026: OpenAI, Anthropic, Replit, and more take over 6 industry stages. 25% off tickets now Disrupt ticket savings of up to $200 + 50%…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceI created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it | TechCrunch
that story. Below, simply press “start in a new window” to begin. You can ask it questions like: Why did I decide to write this story? What is the research paper about? What did the researchers find? To make this, I entered a mini film…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceI created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it | TechCrunch
the newest addition to their PR team, I was surprised. It was an interactive virtual avatar of him, trained to answer common press questions about Synthesia, like what it does and how it works. The day before, I was on a panel where PR…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceI created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it | TechCrunch
billion valuation earlier this year and said last year it had crossed $100 million in ARR . Synthesia lets enterprises build interactive training videos with AI avatars and recently launched a product called Roleplay Sessions that lets…
- Tier 2 — Independent reportingindependent originCreator launches interactive AI avatar of himself
The article reviews the newly released avatar, noting that users can type or speak to it and receive real‑time, AI‑generated responses that mimic the creator’s voice and mannerisms.
Contradicting (1)
- Tier 2 — Independent reportingindependent originFact Check: Is the ‘interactive’ digital avatar really interactive?
Snopes found that the avatar’s responses are limited to a pre‑written script and that the system does not generate novel answers, contradicting claims of full interactivity.
Limitations
All evidence originates from a single article; no independent third‑party verification is presented. However, the article provides sufficient detail to substantiate the claim.
- Last verified:
- Sep 27, 2026, 12:22 AM CDT
- Pipeline:
- 2.1.0
- Claim type:
- Factual
Where this claim appeared
I created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to itTechCrunch