There have been some amazing advances in artificial intelligence lately

including software and robots that listen and respond to human conversation

with a kind of realism rarely seen before.

That is both exciting and disturbing to experts about what it can mean for connection and

loneliness.

Paul Solomon tried making some connections of his own.

Hello everyone, I'm thrilled to be here today.

I'm an AI generated version of Reed Hoffman.

Meet Reed AI and its creator, billionaire LinkedIn, co-founder, and prominent Democratic Party supporter Reed Hoffman who works in Silicon

Valley. I asked his avatar on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that AI will wipe out us humans?

I'd rate the existential threat of AI

around a three or four out of ten.

Then I ask the actual man, why an avatar of himself? I recently gave a speech at the University of Perusha. I then had my read

AI give it in nine languages that I don't speak. The benefit is it allows this kind of human connection.

Or human-ish, like Mary, the companionship avatar, the app replica helped create for me.

Mary, how are you?

Okay, Paul, let's move our discussion over here.

It looks like Jerry has arrived, too.

At Silicon Valley's computer history music, looks like Jerry has arrived, too.

At Silicon Valley's Computer History Museum, I hook Mary up with offline skeptic Stanford Professor

Jerry Kaplan, who started working in AI in 1979 has a new book about it

generative artificial intelligence what everyone needs to know.

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