and if so, how might that happen? we ve already seen some service-based and manufacturing jobs turned to ai in a big way. but what about other industries? can ai replace journalists or news anchors? perhaps it already has. anderson cooper: because what you just saw and heard a moment ago was not actually me. this is me, anderson cooper. anderson cooper ai: and i am an ai-generated anderson cooper. anderson cooper: that wasn t my real voice. and i never spoke the words you just heard. we asked a young student in california to create a fully end-to-end ai version of me. looks like me sounds like me and it didn t take him very long to do it. anderson cooper ai: this ai version of me was created in just a few weeks actually, with open-source tools. anderson cooper: and remember, this technology is still in its infancy. it s only going to get better and faster and more accurate, which raises all sorts of questions, like how will we know what s real? anderson cooper ai: and what is
welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. artificial intelligence, or a.i., is an incredibly powerful technology which may change many aspects of our lives. the ceo of google s parent company, alphabet, which has invested heavily in it, recently said ai s impact could be more profound than electricity or even fire. but many worry about what that impact might turn out to be. could ai one day replace humans? and if so how might that happen? we ve already seen some service-based and manufacturing jobs turn to ai in a big way. but what about other industries? can ai replace journalists or news anchors? perhaps it already has. because what you just saw and heard a moment ago was not actually me. this is me, anderson cooper. and i am an ai-generated anderson cooper. that wasn t my real voice, and i never spoke the words you just heard. we asked a young student in california to create a fully end to end ai version of me. looks like me, sounds like me, and it didn t