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Much of the talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact is revolving around consequences it may have for jobs, with some predicting millions of people may be made redundant by ever improving digital bots.
Historically speaking, I think the odds are still on our side, given how we made it through several technological revolutions, becoming more prosperous than ever in the process.
However, for the first time, we’re up against a technology that isn’t just good at doing a specific task, but one which can accurately mimic human behaviour — to the point of near-perfect replication of someone’s appearance or voice.
An American influencer, Caryn Marjorie (boasting 1.8 million followers on Snapchat) put the capabilities of current AI tech to the test and ordered creation of a replica of… herself — or at least, her voice for the time being), which she then started selling as a ‘virtual girlfriend’ lonely men can chat with via Telegram, paying US$1 per minute of interaction.
In the first week in business, her revenue hit over US$72,000.
The service was created by an AI training company with hours of videos and had them create a realistic audio chatbot, leveraging ChatGPT 4.0, that you can send your own voice messages and receive an audio reply on any topic.
Here’s how it works:
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