Startups Offer AI Clones for Executives and Teachers: Q&AI

A new crop of AI services promises to let people create digital versions of themselves to help with work. But first...

Three things to know:

• AI search startup Perplexity is now valued at $1 billion
• Amazon and Microsoft’s AI startup deals face scrutiny in UK
• China’s SenseTime surged after unveiling a new AI model

Seeing double

Edo Segal is actively raising money for his startup, but even with the investor meetings he has scheduled, his calendar is wide open. That’s because Segal has been using an AI doppelganger to help do the pitching for him.

This isn’t some cutesy ...