# The Making of Reid AI

In this Silicon Valley Video Summit keynote, we break down how we built Reid AI — a digital twin that looks, sounds, and thinks like Reid Hoffman. Trained on 20 years of content including podcasts, interviews, and five books, Reid AI demonstrates the future of authentic digital replicas. Watch on SVG Play → Key Topics Covered Building the Digital Twin Training data: 20 years of podcasts, interviews, and 5 authored books Technical stack: Voice cloning, avatar generation, and knowledge retrieval Authenticity: Making it feel genuinely like Reid, not just look and sound like him Broader Implications Corporate communications: From onboarding to executive messaging Content creation: Democratizing production value through AI Entertainment: The future of personalized, interactive media Live Demo The keynote features both Ben Relles and Reid AI himself in conversation, demonstrating real-time interaction capabilities and discussing the future of AI in video production. About the Speakers Ben Relles leads content strategy at the Office of Reid Hoffman. Before the Reid AI project, he spent ten years leading Innovation at YouTube, drawing parallels between social video's democratization of distribution and generative AI's democratization of production value. Parth Patil is an AI engineer at the Office of Reid Hoffman, leading the technical development of Reid AI. From the initial prototype to production system, Parth architected the agent workflows, knowledge retrieval systems, and evaluation frameworks that make Reid AI authentically replicate Reid's knowledge and personality. Reid AI is the AI-generated digital twin of Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and partner at Greylock. Why This Matters This isn't just another AI avatar demo. It's a practical exploration of how digital replicas will transform professional dynamics, from scaling executive presence to creating new forms of interactive content. The session includes live Q&A with both Ben and Reid AI, offering real insights into implementation challenges and opportunities.