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DTA integrated Synthesia, a third-party AI video platform, to produce a series of videos explaining SNAP work requirement rules to benefits recipients in multiple languages. Neither the on-screen presenter nor the narration features a real person; both are generated by Synthesia's AI avatar and voice synthesis technology.
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Trace Foundation. (2026). Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance: DTA integrated Synthesia, a third-party AI video platform, to produce a series of videos explaining SNAP work requirement rules to benefits recipients in multiple languages. Neither the on-screen presenter nor the narration features a real person; both are generated by Synthesia's AI avatar and voice synthesis technology (data as of 2026-05-12) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/d58f558a-9021-489a-9910-634349bae373. Accessed October 13, 2026.
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- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/d58f558a-9021-489a-9910-634349bae373
- Data as of
- May 12, 2026
- Last verified
- August 4, 2026
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