Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation

Yonekura demonstrates his digital clone on a personal computer at his office in Tokyo. His company is developing a digital double, an animated image that looks and talks just like its owner. — AP

TOKYO: Kazutaka Yonekura dreams of a world where everyone will have their very own digital “clone” – an online avatar that could take on some of our work and daily tasks, such as appearing in Zoom meetings in our place.

Yonekura, chief executive of Tokyo startup Alt Inc, believes it could make our lives easier and more efficient.