A new AI tool from Synthesia enables users to create personalized video messages from a realistic digital Santa Claus, offering holiday greetings in 140 languages.
What’s new: Synthesia’s AI video platform now features a digital Santa avatar that can deliver customized holiday messages in a realistic, natural way.
- The platform offers various templates featuring cozy Christmas settings with Santa seated in a comfortable chair
- Users can create personalized messages that Santa will deliver in any of 140 different languages
- All messages undergo content screening to maintain family-friendly standards
Technical capabilities: Synthesia employs advanced AI technology to create lifelike video messages through text-to-speech and video generation systems.
- Santa is the newest addition to Synthesia’s library of over 230 pre-designed AI avatars
- The platform processes user-submitted text to generate realistic video content
- OpenAI has also introduced a “Santa Mode” for ChatGPT with Advanced Voice Mode, described as “merry and bright”
How it works: Creating a personalized Santa message involves a straightforward four-step process.
- Users begin by selecting their preferred template from Synthesia’s Santa video generator page
- Next, they compose their personalized message, with the option to use AI writing assistance
- The platform processes the submission within minutes, generating a video of Santa delivering the message
- Finally, users receive the completed video via email for sharing with friends and family
Looking ahead: While AI-generated holiday content represents a novel use of synthetic media technology, it also signals the growing normalization of AI-created personalized experiences in everyday life, raising questions about the future intersection of tradition and technology in holiday celebrations.
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