The next time you’re stuck in a career rut, or you’re wondering how to process the economy around you, why not ask Ray Dalio?
Announcing the clone—which currently has a waitlist to join its beta trial—Dalio said the move was a natural extension from the computing partners he had been developing at Bridgewater for decades which helped in decision-making.
That not only includes his experience in the financial world but also now his experiencing with training bots, he added: “I believe that I have a good idea of what [AI clones] have the potential to do for both a) those who use the digital clones to access the thinking of the individuals cloned and b) the individual being cloned who wants to use the digital clone as a thought partner.”
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But Dalio said he began working on the LLM which eventually became his AI clone in 2022, uploading decades’ worth of data first collated at Bridgewater. The bot “doesn’t hallucinate” Dalio added, and continued: “Based on the ratings of those who have used it, you will find both the thinking and the communications that you will get from Digital Ray in these conversations virtually indistinguishable from those you would get from me directly.”
Indeed: “According to those who have tested it, it’s about 95% as good as speaking with the real me about life and work because it has been well-trained on my life and work principles. It’s about 80% as good as speaking with me about markets, investing, the economy, politics, and geopolitics.”
While fans of Dalio’s strategy—and those looking for a new sounding board—may appreciate his replication, the rise of AI clones is presenting problems for high profile and notable individuals.
Williams added: “If you’re just trying to troll me, I’ve seen way worse, I’ll restrict and move on. But please, if you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want.”
In a statement to Fortune, Altman said the voice of Sky is not Johansson’s “and it was never intended to resemble hers. We cast the voice actor behind Sky’s voice before any outreach to Ms. Johansson. Out of respect for Ms. Johansson, we have paused using Sky’s voice in our products. We are sorry to Ms. Johansson that we didn’t communicate better.”
