Microsoft patent shows plans to revive dead loved ones as chatbots

americanuckradio.com ^ | 01/20/2021 | Adam Smith

[Paradox]

Ok, this is freaky, I dreamed about something like this last night, using more personalized information about the person who passed, I woke up hashing this idea out, it had me in tears actually as I thought about my dad, who is probably not too long for this world.

Then I come into FR and see this... wow..

[fruser1]

The good thing about this is that it provides plausible deniability to accusations based on your statements, written or audio.

The answer to all such charges is now simply “chatbot”.

[freedumb2003]

How exactly do we currently do this with historical figures?

[I-ambush]

Harcourt ? Harcourt Fenton Mudd! Have you been drinking again?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Fred Pohl’s “Heechee” stories used this concept quite a bit, and went further to envision human personalities copied to virtual environments. It’ll probably happen someday.

[gathersnomoss]

Sure, bring me back and I will say...”So, you didn’t listen to me. Live with it. I am outta here....”!

[Salamander]

May I PLEASE have Roy Batty?!?

[Bayard]

Doncha just want to read tweets from Gandhi about resistance, and from Hitler as they voice white power?

[I-ambush]

You beat me to it. First thing that came to mind when I read this post.

[Salamander]

Yeah, no...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0683189/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl

[SunkenCiv]

After Biden’s first term is over, the only chatting being done will be between lifeless chatbots in empty towns and cities until the power grid gradually stops working.

[Salamander]

You can watch it free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlRsUtBWNKo&feature=emb_logo

[cyberstoic]

So if my loved one chat bot AI gets the famous Microsoft blue screen of death or red ring of death, does that mean I have to mourn them a second time?

[KSCITYBOY]

btt

[hoagy62]

I have a friend who lost her mom rather rapidly to Lewy Body Syndrome. (It’s said that’s what Robin Williams was diagnosed with, which made him commit suicide.)

There isn’t a week goes by that she doesn’t lament her mom, and it’s almost sounds kinda...well, sick...because she doesn’t seem to be able to allow the grief to run its course and move on.

Something like this would probably be a very bad thing for her.

As far as the Bible saying anything about it, the best I could find is Deuteronomy 18:11-12, which prohibited speaking to the dead through necromancers. I don’t know if this would qualify, but it sounds really similar.

I would personally give this a hard pass.

[moovova]

God can’t get here soon enough.

[Salamander]

I would love to see my beloved dogs again.

Sadly, they had no social media.

[Salamander]

^this^

[MV=PY]

You’re not disturbed that they gather enough data about us to do this?

That scares the h*ll out of me!

[MercyFlush]

And these chatbots will all vote Democrat.