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EMO generates realistic videos without the need for 3D models... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-s-emo-turning-photos-into-realistic-talking-and-singing-videos-nns3e6d1g og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NnS3e6D1g.png og:image:alt: Alibaba's EMO: Turning Photos into Realistic Talking and Singing Videos og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Alibaba's EMO: Turning Photos into Realistic Talking and Singing Videos **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Alibaba introduces EMO, an AI system that brings portraits to life by making them talk and sing. EMO generates realistic videos without the need for 3D models or facial landmarks. ## Content Alibaba has introduced a revolutionary AI system called EMO (Emote Portrait Alive) that has the ability to bring portraits to life by making them talk and sing. By combining images and audio, EMO generates realistic videos that are indistinguishable from real people. It can work on various styles of images and even recognize tonal variations to make avatars speak different languages. This groundbreaking technology has been open-sourced by Alibaba, allowing developers to create their own avatar videos that sing naturally. EMO utilizes a direct audio-to-video synthesis strategy and relies on the Stable Diffusion model, ensuring a natural and lively effect. Unlike other methods, EMO does not require the use of 3D models or facial landmarks, making it even more convenient to use. The capabilities of EMO are truly impressive and pave the way for new possibilities in the world of AI-generated content. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#alibaba](https://daily.dev/tags/alibaba) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-s-emo-turning-photos-into-realistic-talking-and-singing-videos-nns3e6d1g) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Alibaba's EMO: Turning Photos into Realistic Talking and Singing Videos","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-s-emo-turning-photos-into-realistic-talking-and-singing-videos-nns3e6d1g","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-s-emo-turning-photos-into-realistic-talking-and-singing-videos-nns3e6d1g"},"datePublished":"2024-02-29T08:24:13.935Z","dateModified":"2024-02-29T21:59:26.778Z","description":"Alibaba introduces EMO, an AI system that brings portraits to life by making them talk and sing. 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