<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Google's new Portraits experiment allows users to chat with AI avatars modeled after real experts.</li><li>The initial Portrait features an AI version of Kim Scott, the author of Radical Candor.</li><li>People can access these AI avatars through Google Labs for one-on-one interactions based on the expert's real content.</li><li>Users in the US can currently engage with Kim Scott's AI avatar focused on leadership and management topics.</li><li>The responses from the AI avatars are tailored to provide advice and are developed in collaboration with the real experts.</li><li>The AI avatars aim to offer personalized advice, akin to conversing with a real person, enhancing user experience.</li><li>While conversing with the AI avatars, users appreciate the realistic voice and language choices, simulating a genuine interaction.</li><li>Google envisions a future where diverse AI avatars provide expertise across various domains, enhancing accessibility to knowledge.</li><li>The aim is not to replace human mentors but to distribute their knowledge broadly through AI avatars.</li></ul>

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