▲ 484 ▼ Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com) submitted 5 months ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 90 comments fedilink hide all child comments Meta has been granted a patent outlining an AI system capable of simulating a user’s activity on social media to post after their death. Some fucked up shit.
[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 147 points 5 months ago (2 children) What the fuck permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago Found the appropriate response. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* Prime time to remind that Meta probably cranks out five hundred patents every day in case they ever have to engage in patent warfare against competitors. For the simple reason that the competitors are doing the same thing. The patents cover every little thing under the sun that they can think of, but oddly I don't see each of those patents discussed online. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago Found the appropriate response. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* Prime time to remind that Meta probably cranks out five hundred patents every day in case they ever have to engage in patent warfare against competitors. For the simple reason that the competitors are doing the same thing. The patents cover every little thing under the sun that they can think of, but oddly I don't see each of those patents discussed online. permalink fedilink source parent