> At a Glance
> – CES attendee recognized Jonathan P. Miller from her AI clone on the show floor
> – MyPersona builds business-only digital twins that mirror voice, face, and expertise
> – Clone answered complex AI-image questions but refused off-topic Taylor Swift queries
> – Why it matters: The tech promises to cut HR, finance, and tech-support overload-if workers opt in
A thirty-second hallway encounter at CES 2026 captured how quickly AI is slipping into everyday life. Jonathan P. Miller was stopped by Eric Vaughan, CEO of IgniteTech, who greeted her not by name but by her newly-minted digital twin, on display via his company’s MyPersona platform.
How MyPersona Builds Your Double
MyPersona is strictly for enterprise use. Employees feed it documents, policies, or articles that form a walled knowledge base. After a five-minute webcam recording-reading a supplied script-the system clones voice, facial expressions, accent, and even hand gestures.
Vinicius Oliveria, customer-success lead, says the aim is conversation that feels like the real expert:
> “Create a digital twin of you, with your way of speaking, with your voice.”
Putting the Clone to Work
Jonathan P. Miller quizzed her twin on generative-AI pitfalls, a topic loaded into its database. Answers arrived fast and accurate; requests outside its scope (e.g., Taylor Swift rankings) were denied and flagged for the human original to handle.
Macy Meyer, a News Of Los Angeles colleague who tested the demo, noted the avatar looked like a “GIF” of Jonathan P. Miller but lacked deeper personality quirks and humor.
Pros and Pitfalls
Potential upsides:
- Offloads routine “What’s the policy?” questions
- Keeps know-how inside a company if staff leave
- Limits hallucinations by restricting source material
Open questions:
- Needs constant updates as tech policies shift
- Risks over-humanizing AI tools
- Requires employee consent and change-management buy-in
| Feature | Human Expert | MyPersona Clone |
|---|---|---|
| Answers policy FAQs | Manual time | Instant 24/7 |
| Captures personality | Full nuance | Surface traits |
| Updates knowledge | Continuous | Manual reload |
Key Takeaways
- Digital twins are moving from gimmick to HR utility, provided content stays current
- Restricting the knowledge base curbs errors but demands ongoing maintenance
- Worker approval and transparent limits will decide whether the tech eases or inflates workloads
Seeing yourself answer questions while you stand nearby is equal parts impressive and unsettling-proof that AI replicas are no longer science fiction but a business decision waiting to be made.
