AI companies are creating "generative ghosts" of deceased loved ones
Summary
AI companies are creating digital versions of deceased loved ones called "generative ghosts." These AI chatbots are made using a person’s social media, photos, and voice recordings to allow family and friends to interact with a simulated version of the person after they have passed away.Key Facts
- Generative ghosts are AI chatbots trained on data like emails, videos, and photos of a deceased person.
- The technology aims to help memorialize loved ones in a meaningful way.
- Companies such as Séance AI, You, Only Virtual, and re;memory offer services that create lifelike digital avatars.
- These avatars can speak, move, and respond to questions in a way that mimics the deceased person.
- Basic versions only replay recorded statements, while advanced ones simulate how the person communicated.
- Prices for creating these AI avatars range from around $20 to $24 per month.
- Users generally prefer the AI to speak as if it were the actual person, not referring to itself in the third person.
- Inaccurate or unfamiliar language used by the bots can make users stop interacting with them.
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