"This kind of use case is probably ethical - as long as the people interacting know that they're dealing with a digital clone and not a real person. The good For example, the CEO of a company, or a politician, could choose to create a clone using AI tools, creating a chatbot plus an avatar - a digital twin - that can interact with people on their behalf."
"The flip side of ethical uses for AI-generated clones is the non-consensual (and therefore unethical) cases. And of these, there are already many. For instance: Other unethical, non-consensual uses for AI cloning include deepfake videos, where a celebrity's face is superimposed on a porn actor. In all the above examples, the ethics are clear. This is all very wrong."
"But with China leading the way in the emergence of AI clones, the ethics are becoming far murkier. And the ugly One emerging trend involves workers using specialized software to build digital versions of their bosses or colleagues. The most prominent project driving this trend is Colleague Skill, which was posted in late March by its creator, a 24-year-old Shanghai-based engineer named Zhou Tianyi."
AI can mimic real people through chatbots, avatars, and voice cloning. Some uses can be ethical when the person being represented consents and people interacting are clearly informed they are dealing with a digital clone. Examples include digital twins used by public figures to interact with audiences, and authorized voice cloning used for campaigning or multilingual constituent communication. Non-consensual cloning is unethical, including deepfake pornography created by superimposing a celebrity’s face onto another performer. Newer applications, especially in China, introduce murkier ethics, including software that lets workers build digital versions of bosses or colleagues without consent.
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