The family of a deceased man created an AI clone of him to protect his elderly mother (3 photos + 1 video)
A family in China created an AI double of a deceased man so he could continue to "communicate" with his mother. The 80-year-old woman has a weak heart, and her relatives fear the bitter truth will kill her. 
An elderly woman in China communicates daily with an AI clone of her deceased son.
The 80-year-old woman's only son died in a car accident. Her relatives, fearing for her weak heart, turned to a company specializing in AI. 
Its director, Zhang Zewei, has been creating digital avatars of the deceased for three years. Specialists trained a neural network and created a double of the boy based on his old photos, videos, and voice messages. The son's AI clone video calls his mother every day. The neural network perfectly imitates his voice, local accent, and facial expressions.
The woman thinks he left for work in another city and has no idea, for now.
