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2 分钟What would happen if you created a digital copy of yourself, powered by AI, and set it loose in the world? Evan Ratliff, longtime tech journalist, decided to find out. He combined a clone of his voice, an AI chatbot, and a phone line—many phone lines, actually—into what are called “voice agents.” Then for the six months, he sent them out… as himself. This show is made by humans. More specifically, it’s produced and edited by Sophie Bridges. Evan Ratliff is our host, and Samantha Henig is our executive producer. Visit shellgame.co to find out more and support the show. New episodes drop on Tuesdays. Visit shellgame.co to find out more and support the show. New episodes drop on Tuesdays. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.shellgame.co/subscribe
Thanks for calling United Airlines.
I appreciate your help, but I would prefer to speak directly with a representative.
I'm having some issues with my flight booking that I think would be best resolved through a direct conversation.
That's me on the phone recently.
Well, it's not really me.
It's a clone of my voice being fully controlled by an AI chatbot making a call using my phone number.
I started playing around with voice cloning six months ago just for fun, but pretty soon I became consumed with a what would happen if I made an artificial version of me and set it loose in the world?
Okay, fine.
That was also a voice clone.
This is me for real.
I promise I won't keep doing that.
I'm a journalist who's been writing about technology and its sometimes dark underbelly for a couple of decades.
You've no doubt heard about the latest debates around AI.
Will it make us hyper productive or just take our jobs?
Will it be our trusty digital assistant or our super intelligent overlord?
Or just fill the world with endless made up garbage?
Recently, I decided to answer these questions by immersing myself, replicating myself actually, in the form of cloned voice agents, replacing myself before someone else could replace me.
Hello.
Hi Nikhil.
Great to be chatting with you today.