火山引擎推出全新数字人平台，数字人市场正加速爆发

Group 1: Company Developments - Huoshan Engine is currently testing a new digital human platform named "Chimera," which is in a closed beta phase and will begin public testing by the end of the month [1] - The Chimera platform, developed by ByteDance's intelligent creation digital human team, will offer services such as digital humans, image dressing, and video translation, with a future pricing model based on usage or video generation duration [1] - Huoshan Engine has been actively expanding in the digital human sector, having received the first batch of digital human system capability certification from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in June 2022 [1] Group 2: Industry Trends - The digital human industry is experiencing rapid growth, driven by technological advancements, market demand, and capital investment, creating a positive feedback loop [2] - With the maturation of AI large models and multilingual interaction technologies, digital humans are expected to expand their application scenarios and enhance interaction experiences, leading to large-scale industry development [2] - Market forecasts predict that the digital human market will reach a scale of 5.91 billion yuan by 2025 and could grow to 25.05 billion yuan by 2029 [2] Group 3: Other Company Initiatives - ShengTian Network has developed technologies for AI virtual social interactions, AI virtual human companions, and AI virtual human avatars, with plans to launch features supporting various roles such as AI therapists and AI hosts [3] - Yidian Tianxia's KreadoAI can create virtual characters and anime figures through text-to-animation technology [4]