AI 'Cloning' Tech Creates Virtual Lookalikes, Raising Possibilities and Ethics Concerns
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AI cloning tech can create virtual "clones" or likenesses of real people using minimal data inputs. Companies like Meta, Delphi, and NPCx are developing this.
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The tech aims to create interactive AI characters for gaming, education, assistants. It's seen as the next big thing and key to the metaverse.
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It works by observing people's behaviors in games or real life and training AI models to mimic them. The more data input, the more realistic.
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Appeals include creating more personalized, reactive entertainment and tools. Possibilities span movies, concerts, training tools.
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Ethics are concerning as people lose control over their digital likeness' behavior. Safeguards needed to prevent misuse.