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Developers just open sourced a framework for AI avatars that move and gesture while they talk

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A newly released open source framework called SentiAvatar aims to make AI avatars behave more like real people during conversation. The project includes a motion dataset with 21,000 clips, a foundation model trained on hundreds of hours of motion data, and a system that synchronizes speech, facial expressions, and body gestures in real time. If the technology works as advertised, it could help developers build more believable NPCs, AI assistants, and virtual characters.

GitHub admits its guardrails went too far as outdated defenses blocked real users

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GitHub says outdated abuse protections accidentally blocked normal visitors, prompting a cleanup of old rules and a renewed effort to monitor defensive systems with the same care as platform features. The issue surfaced after users reported unexpected rate limits, revealing emergency controls that stayed active long after the threat faded.