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This is a common trope in sci-fi, but I personally don't get the appeal. It's not talking to my dead loved one, it's just a weird technological puppet of them. An actual recording of their voice is much more meaningful, even if it's not interactive.


It actually already exists. There's companies that train AI on a deceased loved one's messages and then have them send texts back. They act as if they're alive and well.


That honestly sounds like it encourages a very unhealthy way to cope with grief.


see black mirror


that's kinda sad


It'd be interesting if it weren't for the current tech industry that would bend over backwards to find a way to use it for advertising purposes.




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