In China, dead children are resurrected in a digital copy (7 photos)

That is, they create a realistic digital avatar by implanting a bot with artificial intelligence into it. Everything so that he would answer his parents’ questions and you could chat with him every evening.





Now you can't finally die?

It turns out that yes. Because so far there is no legal restriction on this. No one can prohibit the creation of AI with his appearance after death.



Examples of the work of animated children based on photographic materials

But so far this service is popular only among inconsolable relatives of children who have died. Records and photographs of the dead are taken as the basis for the digital avatar; modern AI can already process them automatically.

That is, once created, the program now easily brings profit to the pioneer company - Super Brain. Although there is no doubt that it will soon have competitors. And dumping.





The most difficult thing for parents to come to terms with is the death of an already grown child.

Immortality starts at $600

Creating a bot costs money. The cheapest starts at 5,000 yuan ($600), the highest price is $1,200.

The easiest option is voice chat with an avatar. The most expensive is a conversation with a realistic three-dimensional model of a person.

The company claims that the program can imitate not only appearance and speech, but even the very MODEL OF THINKING of a person (I very much doubt this dream; artificial intelligence has not yet reached such a level).



Some episodes of Black Mirror are already being filmed based on real life, it seems

The more materials provided, the better the result. And everyone does well, because the company is approached by those who doted on their children and constantly took photographs or filmed.

This is said rather to console relatives that they can always communicate with a real copy of their deceased son/daughter.

The most common type of customer



China already has a digital cemetery, where instead of a grave there are videos and photos. But an avatar with which you can talk is not the same thing

For many parents whose children went to study in another city or even in Europe, nothing essentially changes.

For example, the son of one customer died of a stroke while studying in the UK. If earlier they called him “live” via video conference, now they simply pretend that they are calling once a month to find out how his digital avatar is doing.



And in China, parents are very demanding of their children. And then they regret their toughness

They say that over time, the frequency of calls can be reduced to allow for gradual recovery from grief.

In defense of this company

This bot has a “digital consolation” function. That is, the “resurrected child” says to his parents in a recognizable voice:

- Goodbye, dear mom and dad. I hope that I can give you love and warmth even in this form. Because death is not the end of love.



How long can you love an unreal person?

The company claims to have already helped 600 families cope with the pain of loss.

I don't know if it's useful to maintain an illusion in a person. But if it hurts him at least a little less, then that’s probably good. And what do you think?