Iliana Oris Valiente Built a Digital Twin of Herself. What Happened Next Will Reshape How You Think About Being Human.

What if your clone could go to meetings, give speeches, and represent you in multiple cities—all at once?

Iliana Oris Valiente did exactly that.

In this mind-bending episode of The Augmented Life, Iliana joins Michael Tiffany to unpack what really happens when you build an AI-powered digital twin trained on your voice, your face, your personality—and send it into the world to work alongside you.

But this isn’t just about productivity.

It’s about presence, emotion, and the blurry boundary between self and simulation.

You’ll hear Iliana talk about:

• Why her mother debated whether to call her digital twin a daughter or a granddaughter
• How she co-hosted a 700,000-person event with her clone
• Why people opened up more to her AI twin than to her in-person
• How Laila, her digital twin, became not just a tool—but a mirror
• The deeper implications for healthcare, corporate teams, and our own understanding of identity

This conversation explores the strange, exciting, and very human territory we’re stepping into—with digital twins, responsible AI, and what it really means to show up.