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Episode 1: Quality Assurance

2024/7/9
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Evan Ratliff details his experiment with creating an AI voice clone, using it to interact with customer service representatives. He describes the process of cloning his voice and connecting it to a chatbot, demonstrating its ability to engage in conversations using his phone number.
  • Evan created a voice clone and connected it to an AI chatbot.
  • The voice clone was able to make phone calls using Evan's number.
  • Initial interactions with customer service revealed limitations in the clone's ability to handle unexpected situations.

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This is the story of what happens when Evan Ratliff, a longtime tech journalist, makes a digital copy of himself, powered by AI, in order to understand how amazing and scary and utterly ridiculous the world is about to get.

In Episode 1, Evan clones his voice, hooks it up to a chat bot and his phone line, and sends it off to tangle with customer service representatives.

Shell Game is made by humans. More specifically, it's produced and edited by Sophie Bridges, and written and hosted by Evan Ratliff. Samantha Henig is our executive producer. Visit shellgame.co) to find out more and support the show. New episodes drop on Tuesdays. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.shellgame.co/subscribe)