AI avatar generator Synthesia does video footage deal with Shutterstock

British startup will license content to train latest model for more ‘human-like performances’ from its avatarsA $2bn (£1.6bn) British startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate realistic avatars has struck a licensing deal with the stock footage firm Shutterstock to help develop its technology.Synthesia will pay the US-based Shutterstock an undisclosed sum to use its library of corporate video footage to train its latest AI model. It expects that incorporating the cl