Although it seems to have taken one from the beginning BlackMirror Or any science fiction series or movie, it is already a reality that is approaching at a good pace. Currently, several apps have been developed that try to enable people to connect with loved ones who are not based on artificial intelligence.

The process is carried out by storing the memories and information of the deceased in the form of computer data. Further they develop ChatbotWhich is an online system designed for customer relationship management, such as instant and automated responses from companies’ digital customer service channels.

But, in this case, they are known as “Deadbots” or “Griefbots”, In Spanish, duel robots because their purpose is to talk to dead people.

This development not only seeks out living people to talk to with family or friends who are no longer there, but also to famous and historical figures.

The process on which these systems are based is going throughThe language of artificial intelligence that attempts to replicate human-like interactions. To create a similar profile, information such as pictures, voice recordings, posts on social networks, emails, text messages and other items are collected.

Microsoft

This is the company that made the most noise in creating technology to simulate communication with people who are no longer there, it has patented its creation in 2021 and intends to engage interactions. 2D and 3D, probably using augmented reality glasses.

However, they also presented difficulties in developing their own system as they had previously tried to a Bott named it in a conversation on Twitter, which ended with the spread of racist messages on the social network.

Here after

Created by James Vlach, who met his father’s death when he was writing a book about artificial intelligence. He took advantage of the topic he was writing about and began researching it to create an artificial intelligence system that would allow him to connect with his father one last time. Now it has become a larger project.

Eternity.I

The project was created by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), which is based on the same principles that have been used so far, to collect data in accordance with human images and sound recordings.

This project has been severely criticized and accused of altering the natural processes of life itself and questioning the human condition in the future.

Impact on human life

These advances in artificial intelligence have not remained the subject of ethical and philosophical discussions, as, for example, Belen Jimenez Alonso and Ignacio Bresco de Luna, in their article “Conversation”, suggest that these dead bots may help humans. Work with grief, which has a psychologically positive effect, in addition to functioning as a kind of interactive memory.

However it is also said that among the possible negative consequences, it is the encroachment on the personal life of the person trying to reproduce or the lack of ownership of the use.

In terms of legal discussions, France has gone a little further, in 2021 an ethics committee issued an opinion calling for consideration of aspects such as data consent, identity theft and the psychological impact on the development of these Deadbots.

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