It might be just enough to make you question the nature of your reality.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and AI researcher Lex Fridman today showed off what Meta’s metaverse tech can really do, using ultra-realistic “codec avatars” developed by the company’s Reality Labs.

The duo recorded a podcast using digital doppelgangers that capture subtle facial expressions and body language, inducing an “incredible” sense of presence and intimacy, according to Fridman. “This is really the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen. It felt like we were talking in person,” Fridman raved about the podcast. The in-depth conversation also provided insight into Meta’s ambitious vision for blending AI with immersive virtual and augmented reality to create the “metaverse”—a fancy name for a digital alternate reality powered by computers.

The ultra-realistic avatars are in a whole different league compared to the legless, Nintendo Wii-like characters Meta unveiled last year. As Zuckerberg mentioned on the podcast, Meta went past the uncanny valley and achieved a level of naturality in the avatars that lets people feel familiar and comfortable with the experience as it becomes more and more immersive.

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