This picture taken on April 24, 2023 shows Park Ji-eun, CEO of artificial intelligence company Pulse9, speaking as virtual humans are seen on a screen during an interview with AFP at her company in Seoul. Pulse9 has created digital humans for some of South Korea's largest conglomerates, with research indicating the global market for such life-like creations could reach 527 billion USD by 2030. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) / (AFP)