[ExI] Fwd: after upload, what?

[BillK]

On Sun, 31 Mar 2024 at 22:41, Travis Porco via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> I'm hoping that preservation of the narrative self through current AI
> models will be possible.  It's not really mind uploading, and it shouldn't
> even be called reincarnation.  The hard question is how to get help from others
> once one has become little more than an appliance.
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> --tcp
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Digital Immortality is now being discussed in the general public news
channels in the UK.
BillK

<https://news.sky.com/story/we-all-want-to-live-forever-the-tech-letting-people-create-avatars-for-loved-ones-to-meet-after-they-die-13101996>
Quote:
The new tech bringing loved ones back to life through AI
The virtual reality tool called "live forever mode" features digital
avatars who can simulate a person's voice, mannerisms and movements
after just 30 minutes of the user being observed.
Arthi Nachiappan     Saturday 30 March 2024 14:22, UK

He wants his avatar to outlive him so his future relatives can experience it.
He adds: "Instead of my kids having to hear stories of me and kind of
make an idea of what they think I am in the past, they can actually
talk to me and really know who I was, and that will give them a
stronger sense of self."
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