LinkedIn co-founder ‘deepfakes’ himself in interview, his ‘digital twin’ makes Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma ask this

“I talked to a deepfake”, the journalist who interviewed LinkedIn co-founder’s ‘digital twin’ wrote on X. Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma reacted to her post.

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman sent social media into a frenzy when he unveiled a video showing him in a conversation with his own deepfake. A journalist recently added to the chatter when she interviewed this AI-generated version. Expectedly, the video went viral and prompted various responses, including a reaction from Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

The image shows LinkedIn co-founder’s deepfake being interviewed by a journalist. Vijay Shekhar Sharma reacted to this viral clip. (X/@emilychangtv)

“Career milestone today… for the first time, I talked to a deepfake, I mean, Reid Hoffman’s digital twin. Whaddya think?!” journalist Emily Chang wrote as she shared a video of the interview on X.

Resharing the post, Sharma added, “So ‘Digital Twins’. Will that be a legit new term for your AI version?”

Take a look at the journalist’s interview with the AI here:

Reid Hoffman co-founded the professional networking site LinkedIn in 2003. He sold LinkedIn to Microsoft for $26.2 billion in cash in 2016 and joined Microsoft's board in 2017. He has a master’s degree in philosophy from Oxford University. He also holds a bachelor’s degree with distinction in symbolic systems from Stanford University.