Can you create an AI clone of yourself for your business? Which AI avatar platform is best? How do you train an AI assistant on your own knowledge?

Those are the questions answered in this episode of Real AI Use Cases: Business Owners Roundtable.

Hosts Elizabeth Gearhart and Richard Gearhart are joined by Dr. Patrick Porter, Lynn Rogoff, and Sherrill Mosee to discuss how businesses are using artificial intelligence today to create AI avatars, digital clones, custom knowledge bases, AI-generated video, and expert assistants trained on their own content. They also explore why AI patent filings are exploding across nearly every industry.

If you're wondering whether AI can represent your expertise, answer customer questions, or create marketing videos without you appearing on camera every time, this episode provides real-world examples from business owners already doing it.

In this episode you'll learn:

How Dr. Patrick Porter created an AI assistant trained on his books, lectures, and educational content to answer customer questions.
How businesses are building AI knowledge bases that stay within approved information instead of pulling answers from the open internet.
The advantages and limitations of AI avatars and digital clones.
Why HeyGen, D-ID, Runway, Kling, Sora, ChatGPT, Claude, and Google Gemini all play different roles in an AI content workflow.
Best practices for creating a realistic AI clone using professional lighting, cameras, and microphones.
How prompt engineering improves AI-generated video and images.
Why enterprise AI solutions offer stronger privacy and control than consumer AI tools.
How to reduce AI hallucinations by controlling the knowledge source.
Why intellectual property attorneys are seeing a surge in AI-related patent applications across industries.
Practical ways entrepreneurs, marketers, educators, and business owners are using AI today.

AI tools discussed

ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, HeyGen, D-ID, Runway, Kling, Sora, Creatify, Harvey AI, AI avatars, AI clones, prompt engineering, AI video generation, enterprise AI, retrieval-based AI, custom AI assistants, knowledge bases, intellectual property, AI patents.

Who should listen?

This episode is valuable for:

Business owners exploring AI automation
Marketing professionals using AI for content creation
Entrepreneurs building thought leadership
Educators creating AI learning assistants
Attorneys and innovators interested in AI patents
Anyone considering an AI avatar or digital clone for customer engagement

About Real AI Use Cases

Real AI Use Cases: Business Owners Roundtable features real entrepreneurs sharing practical, proven applications of artificial intelligence. Instead of AI hype, you'll hear how companies are actually using AI to improve marketing, customer service, operations, education, and innovation.