Tavus introduced Phoenix-4, a real-time human rendering model that generates every pixel of an AI avatar’s face from scratch at 40 FPS — with 10+ emotional states, active listening behaviors, and millisecond-level expression transitions. Unlike older models that react to sound alone, Phoenix-4 understands conversational context and shifts expressions mid-conversation the way humans do. Tavus is pitching it for healthcare, education, and sales. The obvious flip side: this tech massively raises the ceiling on AI-generated deception in video calls. Via The Rundown AI. Read more