Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Odd dream last night. My in laws took all the written word and video of my FIL and loaded it to an AI. There was a lot to work with, he was a retired pastor with over 1000 sermons stored and all his ministerial logs. This family compulsively videoed family get togethers as well. So, computer created a hologram, and Dad was sitting at the kitchen counter chatting with folks. My question, how close are we to this? It is a dreary, overcast day here, so mostly indoor stuff today.

More

Comments

Admin's note: Participants in this discussion must follow the site's moderation policy. Profanity will be filtered. Abusive conduct is not allowed.

I didn't see yours when I posted the 10 o'clocker. Sorry about that

#1 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-11-13 03:14 PM | Reply

There was a Black Mirror episode, San Junipero, about people who are reaching the end of their lives uploading their consciousness into a VR program. There are also movies on the subject. Upload, Transcendence, Eternal you ...

It wouldn't be far fetched to see this in real life. AI is evolving. The world will be changing.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-11-13 03:23 PM | Reply

Clown, fairly frequent theme in Science Fiction, old and new, but I thought it was odd to show up in my dream. Almost a nightmare having that old coot back in my consciousness.

#3 | Posted by mattm at 2024-11-13 04:14 PM | Reply

The following HTML tags are allowed in comments: a href, b, i, p, br, ul, ol, li and blockquote. Others will be stripped out. Participants in this discussion must follow the site's moderation policy. Profanity will be filtered. Abusive conduct is not allowed.

Anyone can join this site and make comments. To post this comment, you must sign it with your Drudge Retort username. If you can't remember your username or password, use the lost password form to request it.
Username:
Password:

Home | Breaking News | Comments | User Blogs | Stats | Back Page | RSS Feed | RSS Spec | DMCA Compliance | Privacy | Copyright 2024 World Readable

Drudge Retort