From Unheard.com
"Imagine your wife died suddenly, and you struggled to cope with the loss. Well, soon you’ll be able to converse with her synthetic ghost, via a chatbot! Microsoft has filed a patent to access 'social data' such as images, social media posts, written letters and so on 'to create or modify a special index in the theme of the specific person’s personality'. This could then be used 'to train a chat bot to converse in the personality of the specific person', while 'a 2D or 3D model of a specific person may be generated' to go with it.
I don't think this will be a healthy thing especially for people with prolonged or "complicated" grief.
Also, what age will the ghost appear as?
I asked Pewsterspouse if she wanted a 26 year old digital ghost me or a 65 year old one.
I didn't get an answer.
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You probably got an answer. I miss half the things my wife tells me.
ReplyDeleteI think the answer is when I am gone, I had better stay gone.
DeleteI recently had a passport photo taken. The age difference in the ten years since the last one is a bit distressing. But my husband claims he sees me just the same as I was. I think I'll keep him.
ReplyDeleteHow nice of him... He's not a politician by any chance. ;-)
DeleteBlunt-spoken retired engineering manager, which makes the compliment even more valuable.
DeleteIf it was from an engineer, it must be accurate, precise, and measured.
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