▲ 169 ▼ 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 Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/technology/p/1785983/meta-patents-ai-that-takes-over-a-dead-persons-account-to-keep-posting-and-chatting-dex 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.
[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago Ehhh, the idea predates Cyberpunk pretty well. Digital immortality was a theme in some sci-fi going all the way back to the 50s with Asimov's "The Last Question" (though that was more Matrix-style consciousness upload). permalink fedilink source parent