Akool says its avatars have emotional expression.
Akool says its avatars have emotional expression.
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Akool combines GenAI models with 2D avatars to create lifelike characters

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Akool, a startup doing AI-driven avatar content creation, announced enhancements to Akool Streaming Avatars that connect avatars with AI models.

Akool has added advanced video generation technology that now seamlessly integrates with large language models (LLMs) to help model builders create dynamic, 2D lifelike avatars.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.