This is today's edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Can an AI doppelganger help me do my job? -James O'Donnell Digital clones-AI models that replicate a specific person-package together a few technologies that have been around for a while now: hyperrealistic video...

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