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The end of mortality?

Dorothee Grüner
September 21, 2024

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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Beyond the grave: AI and the virtual afterlife

Beyond the grave: AI and the virtual afterlife

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.
Digital WorldSeptember 20, 202412:34 min
DW Sendung Shift | Somnium Space

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.
Digital WorldSeptember 21, 202401:38 min
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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.
Digital WorldSeptember 21, 202401:48 min
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