Lay's Lets Fans Send Personalized Video Messages From Lionel Messi With Deepfake Tech

It's the latest brand to experiment with synthetic media

Lay’s is using artificial intelligence to let fans create Cameo-like personalized video messages in the words of one of the world’s biggest soccer stars.

The Frito-Lay brand recently unveiled a new web app called Messi Messages, which uses deepfake tech like facial mapping and lip-syncing to make it appear as if Lionel Messi is speaking to any of thousands of approved first names selected by a user. The tool includes a cookie-cutter message that can be customized with a tool similar to a drop-down menu to adjust the name of the recipient, the name of the sender and the specifics of an invitation to watch a match or play an online game.

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