EXCLUSIVE: I tested an AI 'digital afterlife' service so my clone can live on after death
When I spoke to my phone, my face appeared on the screen, and I said, 'Hi, my name is Robert, and I'm looking forward to telling you about my life.' I was talking to an AI avatar of myself, designed to allow people to 'live on' after death so that relatives can talk to them and learn about their lives. The clone comes courtesy of a 'digital afterlife' service, Hereafter.AI, part of a wave of AI-powered 'grief tech' created by programmer James Vlahos after his father died of cancer in 2016. AI experts speaking to DailyMail.com believe AI bots to 'emulate' loved ones will grow in sophistication in coming years so that people can 'live on' after death - and 3D holograms could even come for Christmas dinner. Talking to myself has never been more surreal The service creates a 'Legacy Avatar' that can live on after your death Vlahos programmed a 'Dadbot' while his father was still alive, recording his responses to questions - and Hereafter's service now uses AI to make it easier to interact.
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