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"Imagine a future where your phone pings with a message that your dead father’s
“digital immortal” bot is ready. This promise of chatting with a virtual
version of your loved one – perhaps through a virtual reality (VR) headset – is
like stepping into a sci-fi movie, both thrilling and a bit eerie.
As you interact with this digital dad, you find yourself on an emotional
rollercoaster. You uncover secrets and stories you never knew, changing how you
remember the real person.
This is not a distant, hypothetical scenario. The digital afterlife industry is
rapidly evolving. Several companies promise to create virtual reconstructions
of deceased individuals based on their digital footprints.
From artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and virtual avatars to holograms,
this technology offers a strange blend of comfort and disruption. It may pull
us into deeply personal experiences that blur the lines between past and
present, memory and reality.
As the digital afterlife industry grows, it raises significant ethical and
emotional challenges. These include concerns about consent, privacy and the
psychological impact on the living."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
