Bank CEO Brags He Used AI Clone of Himself to Host Conference Call

Customers Bank CEO Sam Sidhu revealed that an AI clone delivered his earnings-call remarks.

He used the stunt to highlight the bank’s multiyear OpenAI partnership and its push into AI agents.

Sidhu said AI could speed loan processing, account opening, and reduce operating costs.

The episode underscores how aggressively banks are adopting generative AI, while raising questions about hype and reliability.