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What is discussed
AskMonty AI editorial noteSource consulted:
Montemagno shows a digital clone of himself and reports that some people close to him did not recognise it as artificial. The experiment prompts reflections on authenticity, consent and changes to on-camera work. He imagines avatars for education, customer support, onboarding and conversations based on an author's material, distinguishing these possibilities from experiments already carried out. He uses 4books as an example and promotes its Black Friday offer. Predictions about quality, employment and future rules remain hypotheses from the episode's period.
Key points
- Clearly identifying an avatar and obtaining consent are presented as central issues.
- The author imagines using the clone to explain material available in a service.
- Customer support is proposed as a possible conversational application.
- An author's avatar could become an interface for exploring a book.
