I was born an only child, but now I have a twin. He’s an exact duplicate of me—down to my clothing, my home, my facial expressions, and even my voice.

I built him with AI, and I can make him say whatever I want. He’s so convincing that he could fool my own mother.

Here’s how I built him—and what AI digital twins mean for the future of people.

From the moment generative AI was born, criminals started using it to trick people.

Deepfakes were one of the first widespread uses of the tech. Today, they’re a scourge to celebrities and even everyday teenagers, and a massive problem for anyone interested in the truth.

As criminals were leveraging deepfakes to scam and blackmail people, though, a set of white-hat companies started quietly putting similar digital cloning technologies to use for good.

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