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eternal you
Eternal You is a film that goes way beyond your typical documentary. Forcing us to ask very important questions about direction technology is going on a very personal level. The film is about preserving a person through AI / VR after they have died. 1992, movie Freejack hit home on this subject.
This seriously hit deep with me. 2007, my wife died; after checking out film on Sundance's website / viewing a short clip several questions I asked myself. If this technology was available in 2007, would we have used it?
Throughout history, humans have tried to play god / creator / whatever you believe. It may be in our DNA attempting to cheat death / live forever. Does this new technology get us closer to that point? Does re-creating someone in VR / using AI to simulate their personality / voice / movement achieve that goal?
When someone we love dies:
- We try to relive the memories
- Hear their voice
- Maybe see them in our dreams or favorite places
- We also need to move on with our lives. For some people, easy / My wife's death destroyed me and it was over 11 years before I could move on.
- Time, eventually, makes it easier to deal with. Hopefully, we get some form of closure whatever that means.
Now for some of the questions:
- If someone is re-created in VR / AI, will that take away our ability to heal / move on / find a way to deal with their death?
- What will happen when we leave that experience? Hit with the reality / emptiness of that person being gone? Personal experience: had dreams that I swore were real and saw my wife again. Woke up with that empty / I can't believe she is gone feeling. In the dream: "I lost you once, not going to lose you again."
- Reliving the happy / best memories are great. What about the pain / sadness / moments we regret? How will this technology / experiences affect us on an emotional level we rarely think about? Personal experience: Reliving the night before she died. Not going back to the hospital, when she said "I know why you have to leave, I wish you wouldn't. I don't want to be alone tonight." Even writing this article, the pain from that snuck in. Hopefully, you get my point on this one.
Realize we want to know a person is doing ok after they die. We want to know if something is beyond death. We want to relive the moments with that person. In the video clip, a woman mentions about this technology being the same as religion. Using AI / VR takes a belief system and makes it a very real probability.
In the movie Jurassic Park, Malcom (Chaotician) states: "We are so busy asking could we. We don't ask should we." Another important question: How can AI (current tech level) predict how a person will be after death? It can't know if heaven / hell / valhalla / or anything even exists after we die. How can AI know the response of a person after they die?
One of my strict rules about any media I have: business / personal stay separate. Website / video clip made that impossible for this article. I wanted you know how it affected me for a great example.
This seriously hit deep with me. 2007, my wife died; after checking out film on Sundance's website / viewing a short clip several questions I asked myself. If this technology was available in 2007, would we have used it?
Throughout history, humans have tried to play god / creator / whatever you believe. It may be in our DNA attempting to cheat death / live forever. Does this new technology get us closer to that point? Does re-creating someone in VR / using AI to simulate their personality / voice / movement achieve that goal?
When someone we love dies:
- We try to relive the memories
- Hear their voice
- Maybe see them in our dreams or favorite places
- We also need to move on with our lives. For some people, easy / My wife's death destroyed me and it was over 11 years before I could move on.
- Time, eventually, makes it easier to deal with. Hopefully, we get some form of closure whatever that means.
Now for some of the questions:
- If someone is re-created in VR / AI, will that take away our ability to heal / move on / find a way to deal with their death?
- What will happen when we leave that experience? Hit with the reality / emptiness of that person being gone? Personal experience: had dreams that I swore were real and saw my wife again. Woke up with that empty / I can't believe she is gone feeling. In the dream: "I lost you once, not going to lose you again."
- Reliving the happy / best memories are great. What about the pain / sadness / moments we regret? How will this technology / experiences affect us on an emotional level we rarely think about? Personal experience: Reliving the night before she died. Not going back to the hospital, when she said "I know why you have to leave, I wish you wouldn't. I don't want to be alone tonight." Even writing this article, the pain from that snuck in. Hopefully, you get my point on this one.
Realize we want to know a person is doing ok after they die. We want to know if something is beyond death. We want to relive the moments with that person. In the video clip, a woman mentions about this technology being the same as religion. Using AI / VR takes a belief system and makes it a very real probability.
In the movie Jurassic Park, Malcom (Chaotician) states: "We are so busy asking could we. We don't ask should we." Another important question: How can AI (current tech level) predict how a person will be after death? It can't know if heaven / hell / valhalla / or anything even exists after we die. How can AI know the response of a person after they die?
One of my strict rules about any media I have: business / personal stay separate. Website / video clip made that impossible for this article. I wanted you know how it affected me for a great example.
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