The Emerging Risk of Digital Doppelgangers: Experts Warn of AI-Generated Personal Copies

A recent warning from an AI expert highlights the potential risks of neural networks storing personal information even after an individual's search history or account has been deleted. According to Yaroslav Seliverstov, an expert in AI from the University 2035, this could lead to the creation of AI-generated copies of individuals, formed from the unique digital footprint left behind. This digital footprint, comprising elements such as behavior patterns, speech styles, and visual images, can be retained in trained models and used indirectly. As AI continues to learn from vast amounts of data, including social media posts, society may soon face an era where deleting an account is possible, but erasing one's digital identity is not.

The ownership of these digital copies remains uncertain, particularly when formed from distributed data from multiple sources. Seliverstov predicts that governments will need to shift from regulating data storage to regulating AI memory, potentially introducing the right for individuals to demand the removal of their digital patterns from training datasets and generative models. This may also involve labeling digital duplicates and requiring consent for their creation. The implications of such a development are significant, and it is likely that we will see increased regulation in this area in the coming years.

Source: RIA Novosti