You can now chat to a 'digital twin' of a dead loved one.
. But clearly, we're just getting started... because the latest AI trend is taking things to a whole new level of ghoulishness., showcased last week at CES in Vegas, that claims to help people cope with losing a loved one. It takes images, audio and video of the person, and after their death resurrects them virtually as a 'digital twin': one that you can chat to as if they were a real person.
Crucially, Re;memory creates the AI human in phases while the client is alive. First off, scriptwriters conduct pre-interviews collecting various episodes and life stories from the client. They then film an interview in a specialised studio, to prepare the necessary video and voice data. Finally, a deep learning process creates an AI human that resembles the client in appearance, facial expression, voice, intonation, and mannerisms.
Once the client has passed, loved ones can experience 30-minute-long conversations with the late client in a special showroom with an HD sound system and 400 inch-screen, on four themes: 'reunion', 'memories', 'joy', and 'parting'. Using STT and chatbot technology, their questions can be answered by the deepfake in what's claimed to be a convincing and meaningful way.
It's become a cliche to say that new tech is"like something out of Black Mirror", but in this case, it couldn't be more apt. The episode Be Right Back, first shown in 2013, tells the story of a young woman , whose boyfriend is killed in a car accident. As she mourns him, she discovers that technology now allows her to communicate with an artificial intelligence imitating him, and reluctantly decides to try it.
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