News Summary

• Celebrities, influencers, and business leaders are spinning up digital replicas of themselves using artificial intelligence.
• Is it creepy?
• Is it a clever way to expand your reach and make more money?
• Both?
• We asked two prominent industry professionals to debate the pros and cons of digital avatars to help us better understand an area of AI that is quickly moving from science fiction to reality.
• We told them to stick to a side, even if their personal views on a subject were a bit more nuanced.