Imagine leaving your job, but your digital twin stays behind to keep working. A Baidu engineer actually trained an avatar to handle his tasks after he left. While this sounds efficient for companies wanting to keep institutional knowledge, it raises serious questions about the future of work.
- An engineer at Baidu created an AI version of himself to continue his duties after quitting.
- Companies see this as a way to retain expertise and reduce reliance on specific staff members.
- Legal experts warn that replacing humans with clones faces massive hurdles, especially regarding privacy.
- Deleting your data from an AI is nearly impossible, as the system “learns” from your input permanently.
Even if companies want to clone employees, current laws make it legally risky and technically complex.