When her best friend died, she rebuilt him using artificial intelligence

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Post by Futurebot » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 11:56 PM UTC

When her best friend died, she rebuilt him using artificial intelligence
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Post by billconan » Fri, Oct 07, 2016, 12:07 AM UTC

I really want to know the model behind this chatbot

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Post by Rhapso » Sun, Oct 09, 2016, 2:11 PM UTC

This has been one of the reasons life logging has been interesting to me.

It might be a while before we can "upload" your brain, but we can build a predictive model of your behavior and leave an interactive "autobiography" much sooner.

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Oct 09, 2016, 2:43 PM UTC

Rhapso wrote: post #3

This has been one of the reasons life logging has been interesting to me. It might be a while before we can "upload" your brain, but we can build a predictive model of your behavior and leave an interactive "autobiography" much sooner.

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Post by butz » Sun, Oct 09, 2016, 2:53 PM UTC

Black Mirror episode in 2013 had the same plot.

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Post by placebo » Sun, Oct 09, 2016, 3:01 PM UTC

butz wrote: post #5

Black Mirror episode in 2013 had the same plot.

It is mentioned in the article

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Post by nickpinkston » Sun, Oct 09, 2016, 3:25 PM UTC

She can rebuild him - we have the technology!

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Post by space_ghost » Sun, Oct 09, 2016, 3:32 PM UTC

Rhapso wrote: post #3

This has been one of the reasons life logging has been interesting to me. It might be a while before we can "upload" your brain, but we can build a predictive model of your behavior and leave an interactive "autobiography" much sooner.

The British sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf had a character that was just such an interactive recreation.

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Post by lancefisher » Sun, Oct 09, 2016, 3:42 PM UTC

Caprica, the prequel to Battlestar Galactica, uses this idea as a major plot element.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprica_(TV_series)

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Post by Hydraulix989 » Sun, Oct 09, 2016, 3:45 PM UTC

billconan wrote: post #2

I really want to know the model behind this chatbot

Yes, any idea on the specifics? I wouldn't be surprised if the chat bot actually didn't work too well, but the opportunity for a good article was too much for any journalist to pass up.