Vaisala asked us for something unexpected for the "Curiosity" segment of its GMC Leadership Event, to inspire and engage senior leaders. We made an AI video avatar that gave a keynote on the value of curiosity, followed by a live question-and-answer session. The idea fitted Vaisala’s values, especially curiosity and a pioneering spirit.
Making a realistic avatar
We handled the whole production: casting and styling the model, and filming on location in two places. With HeyGen we turned the footage into an AI avatar whose facial expressions match its speech.
The keynote
The avatar gave a scripted keynote on curiosity as a central part of the event. We tested it in advance so that it would run smoothly on the day.
ChatGPT helped us write the speech, so that it matched Vaisala’s values and the sports theme of the event.
Live questions and answers
For the question-and-answer session we made a second, interactive avatar. It answered live, using a knowledge base we prepared for questions about the event.
The interactive avatar had to follow straight on from the keynote film. We built a custom interface that showed the avatar full screen, so that an operator could run it from another screen. With extra prompt work and steps to handle the noise in the room, our operator on site kept the avatar working throughout the event.
Results
The avatar was a central feature of the curiosity segment, and the audience could talk with it directly in the live session.
“The interactive AI avatar created for our internal leadership event was of high quality, adding a delightful and engaging element to our event. The collaboration with Make X Media was seamless and efficient, and they really paid attention to every detail.”
See the interactive avatar
The event itself was not filmed. The video below is a screen recording of the interactive avatar, Interactive M.ai, to show what she can do.