bobcat
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The idea that our thoughts will live on after our bodies crumble into dust is not a new one, but now your personality can be merged together with an AI generated image of you, and very soon could even be incorporated into a you-bot that looks just like your adorable little mug. It's sort of a not-so-dead reality for those who want to always be there in some form for their loved ones, even generations from now.
Our essence and personality, at least in some capacity, can remain a part of the lives of those we leave behind. It's a use of AI that will potentially allow anyone to converse and interact with the dead as if they were in the same room (or at least, as if they were on a video call with them). It differs from the concept of attempting to download your consciousness into a computer. It's intense information gathering that will essentially simulate you, and even have your voice.
It's a way of creating a posthumous impression of our knowledge, opinions and even parts of our personality in digital form. One tool that could be used is for it to scan the internet for all your responses to everything (Senior Forum, FB, blogs, diaries, and other social media) to learn about how you think, and even recall memories, in an attempt to make reliable predictions about what you might have said or thought, if you were still alive.
Even better, you could have many conversations with it (As you might with ChatGPT or Open AI) prior to taking the big exit. It would apply artificial intelligence to all the data we produce each day, and thereby transfer our thoughts to a virtual entity that not only survives our physical demise but continues to learn as new information is plugged into it. It would still have your personality but become an evolving being (If you choose that option).
There are already Grief-bots and Replika's in the works that are bridging the gap to minimize the loss of loved ones. It's just a matter of choice for the living to make as to whether they may want some semblance of themselves to live on. It sounds intriguing, but perhaps I would have behaved a little better if I knew my personality might be around forever? Perhaps I could edit out the dumb parts.
Our essence and personality, at least in some capacity, can remain a part of the lives of those we leave behind. It's a use of AI that will potentially allow anyone to converse and interact with the dead as if they were in the same room (or at least, as if they were on a video call with them). It differs from the concept of attempting to download your consciousness into a computer. It's intense information gathering that will essentially simulate you, and even have your voice.
It's a way of creating a posthumous impression of our knowledge, opinions and even parts of our personality in digital form. One tool that could be used is for it to scan the internet for all your responses to everything (Senior Forum, FB, blogs, diaries, and other social media) to learn about how you think, and even recall memories, in an attempt to make reliable predictions about what you might have said or thought, if you were still alive.
Even better, you could have many conversations with it (As you might with ChatGPT or Open AI) prior to taking the big exit. It would apply artificial intelligence to all the data we produce each day, and thereby transfer our thoughts to a virtual entity that not only survives our physical demise but continues to learn as new information is plugged into it. It would still have your personality but become an evolving being (If you choose that option).
There are already Grief-bots and Replika's in the works that are bridging the gap to minimize the loss of loved ones. It's just a matter of choice for the living to make as to whether they may want some semblance of themselves to live on. It sounds intriguing, but perhaps I would have behaved a little better if I knew my personality might be around forever? Perhaps I could edit out the dumb parts.
