A startup lawyer vibe-coded an AI version of himself

Gabe Stern's AI avatar.

Synthesia

• Synthesia sells software that helps businesses make videos with digital avatars.
• The company's general counsel recently used its tech to create a virtual lawyer for his department.
• The hard part, the GC said, is teaching the avatar how to behave like a credible human lawyer.

The newest "lawyer" at the artificial intelligence startup Synthesia doesn't have a law degree, a bar card, or a pulse.

The company, valued at $4 billion in January...