‘Synthetic twin’: Why Socceroo Cristian Volpato is the latest footballer to license his AI clone - 电竞优惠活动

‘Synthetic twin’: Why Socceroo Cristian Volpato is the latest footballer to license his AI clone

Athletes are racing to manage and profit from their digital personas at the forefront of AI rights agreements.

The Socceroos player looks directly into the lens as he walks across a vast lobby, the noise of his cleats hitting the polished floor echoing throughout the space. Then, he produces four virtual duplicates that split off and vanish, only to reappear in various locations across the globe.

This sequence from a social media clip is fabricated and produced using artificial intelligence. However, it has been given the green light by the actual 22-year-old footballer, Cristian Volpato, the most recent professional athlete to authorize and generate income from his AI representation.