Microsoft just patented an idea on how to turn dead people into A.I.-powered chatbots, which means that when someone dies – you’d be able to keep talking to them.
I’m looking into this – appln date (Apr. 2017) predates the AI ethics reviews we do today (I sit on the panel), and I’m not aware of any plan to build/ship (and yes, it’s disturbing)
— Tim O’Brien (@_TimOBrien) January 22, 2021