Tavus introduced Griffin AI model
According to a company-run study, 48 percent of test subjects believed Griffin was a real person during a one-minute call, compared to a maximum of two percent reported for prior systems. Claims are as reported; this summary makes no determination about accuracy or significance.
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Real-time interactive video models capable of passing brief casual scrutiny increase authentication and trust challenges across remote video communications. If replicated independently, such human-like responsiveness expands opportunities for interactive enterprise workflows while elevating risks around identity verification and live social engineering.
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