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by pjeide 2821 days ago
What media would someone collect now to be used in the future to reproduce the likeness of loved ones? Video clips of them moving? Talking? Different poses of pictures? Reading the dictionary out loud to get vocal patterns?

Heck with impersonating the POTUS. What about a lost friend, sibling or parent?
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pbhjpbhj 2821 days ago
Black Mirror did this I think - if we can make video, then why not VR (down the line if processing catches up), Second Life iterated.

Heaven on Earth?

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crtasm 2820 days ago
Also see the film Marjorie Prime.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Prime

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atrilumen 2820 days ago
Wouldn't that be some kind of horrific emotional uncanny valley?
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sp332 2820 days ago
Yeah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkE6RBlfbXA This isn't the worst one, there was a time when PKD's daughter interviewed the head and he went off on a rant about how much he disliked his family. That was really rough.
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