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  "headline": "AI Synthetic Media: Digital Humans, Virtual Influencers, and AI-Generated Video Personas",
  "description": "AI generates humans that don't exist -- digital avatars delivering corporate training at scale, virtual influencers with millions of followers, and AI-de-aged actors on screen. The synthetic media industry spans enterprise video, social media marketing, and entertainment, raising profound questions about authenticity, consent, and disclosure.",
  "dateCreated": "2026-05-24T02:56:03.613Z",
  "dateModified": "2026-05-24",
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  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "anchorfact:confidence": "high",
  "anchorfact:generationMethod": "ai_assisted",
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      "name": "AI-Generated Digital Humans: Avatar Synthesis, Lip-Sync Animation, and Enterprise Video Generation (2024-2025 Survey)",
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      "name": "Synthetic Media Ethics: Virtual Influencers, Deepfake Disclosure, and AI Likeness Rights (2024-2025)",
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