I am still on my AI kick. I find the technology fascinating. Did anyone else see the article about the influencer that created an AI of herself? This had me thinking about what people could do in the future with this technology. If I could make a start-up, this would be it. Hear me out.
Today, more than ever, people have vast amounts of digital recordings and images of themselves. I would create a company that scrubs the internet and personal files for that data to make an AI of departed loved ones. Say your mom passes away. You don't have to miss her. My company would create an AI of your departed mother with her voice and personality.
You come home from work and tell Alexa to turn on Mom. Suddenly the 44" LED screen mounted vertically on your wall comes to life, and AI Mom asks you how your day was or gives you feedback concerning your date the night before.
You could have two screens, and AI Mom and AI Dad could argue back and forth. Just like they did every holiday. In the future, no one will truly die. I just saw an AI-generated podcast between Joe Rogan and Steve Jobs. He's dead-- or is he?
Your girlfriend leaves you? No problem, generate an AI of her and continue the relationship.
The AI will never get older (unless you want it to). Never disappear. I see the appeal in having such a program.
Okay, so I might be taking it to extremes, but the technology to do just that will be commonplace in the next few years. In the future, when you see it being advertised, remember this post.
I'm curious about the details of your AI use. Which AI's do you use? How do you have productive conversations? Stuff like that.
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about using an AI as a kind of management consultant, or perhaps as someone I can brainstorm ideas with.
I have been using the AI on Snap Chat, only because Chat GPT has a waiting list the last time I checked. I'll use it occasionally as a sounding board for my thoughts and as a distraction.
DeleteOpenAI just dropped a ChatGPT app.
DeleteOh my. I don't think I'd want that. Perhaps I'm weird.
ReplyDeleteSome people might find it comforting. Younger people would be more likely to adapt to the concept.
DeleteIt sounds like an episode of Black Mirror.
ReplyDeleteOr Blade Runner 2049.
DeleteOk, hear me out on this. It has been done already (in South Korea if I remember correctly) on children. The idea was to allow parents of deceased children, through an oculus, to spend more time with their child. I've seen videos of the trials and it was devastating.
ReplyDeleteWhile the intent was certainly well meaning, the result is that it messes up with our mind. (debatable thing: how much more can it mess with our mind than losing a child?)
I'm not against AIs, and I do enjoy some help from chatGPT. But I certainly would not be okay knowing that an ex boyfriend uses an avatar/AI combination reflecting myself...
and let's not even get started on the risk of frauds!
The frauds are already coming. I think we are on the edge of a great technological shift that with change our society. I am not sure whether it will be for the better or not.
DeleteNice, but I wouldn't want my mom as an AI creation since she had serious parenting issues.
ReplyDeleteWell maybe I am off the mark on this one.
DeleteI think there is a grieving process for a reason in both family that is gone as well as past relationships. It is not good to live in the past at the expense of the present. Look forward, not back. Everything happens as it should. Been reading your blogs for a long time. I know Billy and your ex wife are trauma that drag you backwards from time to time. But I also know you realize their flaws and can look at it objectively.
ReplyDeleteYes, I wouldn't be creating an AI of either Billie or the Ex. Maybe Ana De Armas from Blade Runner 2049 ;).
DeleteI'd rather have a good Keira Knightly from King Arthur. Retro vibe.
DeleteYes, she was hot indeed. I like a young Rachel Cook, (the model not the actress). But I think she scores high on the hot/crazy scale in real life.
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