Talk:HeyGen
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COI edit request: factual corrections
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Hello. I'm Alex Mao, Head of Public Relations at HeyGen. I have a paid conflict of interest, disclosed on my AlexMao24, so I'm requesting these changes rather than making them myself. These are small factual and formatting corrections; I plan to post a separate request for content updates later.
1. Short description
- Current: "Avatar-generating machine learning model"
- Proposed: "American AI avatar video company"
- Reason: HeyGen is a company, not a machine learning model. The infobox and lead already describe it as a company.
2. Categories
- Remove: Category:Text-to-image generation and Category:Deep learning software applications
- Add: Category:Companies based in Los Angeles
- Reason: HeyGen produces video, not images, and the removed categories describe software applications rather than companies. The article states the company is headquartered in Los Angeles.
3. Incorrect link in the History section
- Current:
originally named [[Surrealism|Surreal]] - Proposed: originally named Surreal (unlinked)
- Reason: The link points to the art movement, which is unrelated to the company's former name.
4. See also section
- Proposed: Remove the "See also" section, which currently lists only Tinder (app).
- Reason: Tinder is unrelated to HeyGen. Avatar (computing) is already linked in the lead, so no replacement is needed per MOS:SEEALSO.
5. Description of Group-IB
- Current: "Russian cybersecurity analysts Group-IB"
- Proposed: "cybersecurity firm Group-IB"
- Reason: Group-IB is headquartered in Singapore and has exited Russia.[1]
Thank you for reviewing. AlexMao24 (talk) 22:53, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
References
- ↑ van der Klugt, Geert (6 July 2022). "Group-IB leaves Russia, focuses on Europe". Techzine.
AlexMao24 (talk) 22:53, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
- Following up on this request. Happy to answer any questions or provide additional sources for any of the five items. Thank you to whoever is able to review it. AlexMao24 (talk) 00:40, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
COI edit request: outdated website quote
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Hello again. I'm Alex Mao, Head of Public Relations at HeyGen. I have a paid conflict of interest, disclosed on my user page. This is a separate, single-item request.
- Current: "The company website states, in 2026, that "HeyGen is one of the leading online deepfake makers because it includes face swap technology, image to video deepfake tools, GIF creation, and avatar features.""
- Proposed: Remove this sentence.
- Reason: The cited page (heygen.com/tool/deepfake-maker) no longer exists. It now redirects to heygen.com/tool/face-swap-video, which does not contain this wording, so "the company website states" is no longer accurate. The sentence relies only on a company marketing page. The surrounding sentences on reported misuse, sourced to The Washington Post, the Financial Times and Group-IB, would stay as they are.
Thank you for reviewing. AlexMao24 (talk) 00:41, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
