The Diigitals

I had an incredible experience speaking at VOGUE CS AI Summit, sharing the stage with our muse Alexsandrah and introducing Shudu for the first time! Shudu appeared on stage, answering questions in real-time, thanks to the incredible work of Michal Toporcer and his team. She then went on to greet and engage with attendees via a life-size touch-screen and custom AI model - trained on data about the summit, Shudu's personality and background. Special thanks to our host Michaela Seewald and the visionary Vogue team for bringing Shudu to life in such a unique way! Collaborating with Michal was a departure from my usual routine; I handed over everything and only saw the final results the day before. Witnessing Shudu's interactions was like meeting her for the first time, a culmination of 7 years of progress from The Diigitals! Excited to witness the ongoing impact of AI in the realm of Virtual Influencers! #AIsummit #AI #AIinfluencer #VirtualInfluencer

What do you think about Artificial Intelligence? This is theme we're grappling with in this year's incredible edition of Great British Brands from Country & Town House by asking what it means to be human in the age of AI and why we think (fingers crossed!) that our wonderful, creative, quirky, original, amazing species will always be at the heart of our endeavours. Our interrogation begins with the cover – an exciting collaboration with artist Cameron-James Wilson, who launched The Diigitals, the world's first agency for digital models back in 2019. Featuring the world's first digital supermodel, Shudu and an AI avatar of real-life model Alexsandra Gondora, Cameron shares his thoughts on why it's imperative that we all get ourselves educated on the subject. Elsewhere, Josh Glancy ponders how brands should respond to AI; Sebastian Conran looks at how pet robots will one day be key in helping around the home; Dominique P. advises that we reshape our relationship with fashion to something slower and more mindful; Diana Verde Nieto says now is the time to reimagine luxury and what a wonderful thing that would be; James Bidwell lets us know about the latest innovations to get excited about in our aim to improve the world; Kamin Mohammadi tackles the question of immigration and how important it is to the culture and fabric of our country; Irenosen Okojie grapples with how writers can interact with AI; Giles Hutchins urges us to look to the trees if we want to reshape our businesses as forces for good, plus much much more... And of course, we announce the winners of this year's GBB #awards2024. This book takes so much hard work and thought each year – and we thank all our contributors and brand partners for making it the must-read that it has become. Charlotte Metcalf Nicole Smallwood #artificialintelligence #newissue #greatbritishbrands #greatbritain Jamila Saidi Department of Trade and Industry Affordable Art Fair Atelier NM Interiors Bamford Barbour Cadogan Cookson Adventures Alexandra Davidson Christy Elegant Resorts Ettinger London Vivienne Westwood Pragnell Juliette Byrne Holland Cooper Clothing LTD Louise Bradley Katharine Pooley The OWO Rachel Vosper Mulberry England martin kemp 886 by The Royal Mint Red Savannah Ltd PoB Hotels Neal's Yard Remedies FAIRFAX & FAVOR Thomas Lyte Iconic Luxury Hotels 

Brenn wearing a beautiful cutout dress designed by Giovanna Thereza ♥️ Styling by Tom Lockyer using CLO Virtual Fashion Inc. Everything was put together and rendered in Daz 3D, then upscaled in Magnific AI, with both versions layered together to create a mix of AI/3D that stayed true to the original design of the dress. For accurate, consistent results that you can control, 3D is still the future, blending with AI to add further realism. Would love to meet any 3D or AI artists that are interested in collaborating with our models at The Diigitals, please send me a message :) #3d #virtualfashion #aiart #generativeai #aiinfluencer

The gorgeous AI version of our beautiful Dagny! 😍 There's still a long way to go, but having a solid 3D foundation for your character means that you have a perfect reference for their appearance. One of the hardest things with AI is creating a consistent character likeness, so the 3D model acts as an anchor point, making sure key features and characteristics don't change too much. #aiart #virtualinfluencer #aimodel

Introducing Alex Al! Our original muse Alexsandrah is now an Al model! For the first time The Diigitals has created a virtual clone of a real-life model, utilising the latest in generative Al and machine learning! Below is an example of our workflow, from Midjourney > OHMYSYNT > #stablediffusion , with the finishing touches coming together in Photoshop. One of the hardest obstacles was staying true to both Shudu's likeness and Alex's, whilst pushing for evermore intricate details, in at least 4K resolution. However, we have managed to be able to push the level of detail and create true likeness. We're excited to work to clone more models, with the intent to help people across the world work from wherever they want to be. #ai #generativeai #virtualinfluencer