'We all want to live forever': The tech letting people create avatars for loved ones to meet after they die

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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.

When technology entrepreneur Artur Sychov's father was diagnosed with cancer, he was forced to accept a day may soon come when he wouldn't be able to speak to him again. The 38-year-old knew he would give anything to have another father-son conversation after his dad's death. So, using artificial intelligence, he got to work on a way that could make it happen for others in his position. Artur has created a virtual reality tool called 'live forever mode'.

'In a way, we all want to live forever in the things that we do, and we want the idea of us, the legacy of us to live on throughout our generations,' he says. 'So being able to actually create an idea of me that future generations can look back upon and kind of like, say and talk to and reflect on. It's very exciting.' He wants his avatar to outlive him so his future relatives can experience it.

 

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