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Beyond the grave: AI and the virtual afterlife — Shift

Artificial intelligence is offering the possibility of a digital afterlife — where the deceased can live on as avatars or chatbots. These AI developments could bring profound changes to the grieving process.

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Living on as an avatar in the metaverse

Living on as an avatar in the metaverse

A Czech metaverse platform is developing a way for users to live on as avatars after death. User data collected during virtual reality sessions will help to create the basis for the avatar.

A portrait of Michael Bommer smiling

A portrait of Michael Bommer smiling

Eternal life – thanks to audio AI?

Eternal life – thanks to audio AI?

Before Michael Bommer died, he worked with a US start-up to train an audio AI in his own voice. Now the AI can speak in his place, telling stories from his life and holding conversations.

DW Sendung Shift | Eternal You

DW Sendung Shift | Eternal You

The end of mortality

The end of mortality

AI tools are being tested around the world to help people maintain connections with the dead. The documentary "Eternal You" meets people who have already tried out the new technologies for digital immortality.

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Living on as an avatar in the metaverse

A Czech metaverse start-up is developing a way for users live on as avatars in VR.

DW Sendung Shift | Somnium Space

DW Sendung Shift | Somnium Space

What's the appeal of an afterlife as an avatar?

A personalized avatar as a legacy – soon to be possible in the metaverse.

DW Sendung Shift | Eternal You

DW Sendung Shift | Eternal You

The end of mortality?

AI avatars let people “speak” with the departed. How might that reshape the grieving process?

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Shift — Living in the Digital Age

Can I use blockchain technology? Will artificial intelligence take over my career? What exactly is "Machine Learning"? These are some of the questions „SHIFT – Living in the Digital Age“ tries to answer.

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