It may sound sci-fi, but Chinese undertakers and tech-savvy folks are already using AI tools to create lifelike avatars of their deceased.
Using a combination of photos and voice recordings, as well as tools such as the ChatGPT chatbot and the image-generating tool Midjourney, funeral homes can help grieving family and friends to “communicate” with the deceased’s loved ones. I’m starting to recreate myself. Guangzhou Daily by Straits Times.
The technique was coordinated to debut around the recent Ching Ming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, observed by overseas Chinese people around the world on April 5th. Traditionally, Chinese people use this public holiday to honor the dead by cleaning and decorating graves. The site burns Joss paper and makes food offerings, the publication says.
But as times modernize, people are finding more technologically advanced ways to deal with the death of their loved ones. We share our experiences talking to loved ones.
One blogger, Wu Wuliu, uploaded a video to the platform in March titled “Using AI Tools to Generate a Virtual Digital Human for Granny.” This video details how to create a moving avatar of my late grandmother using ChatGPT, AI painting, and text-to-speech. He talked about growing up in a single-parent home, being raised by her father and grandmother, and her regrets about not being able to see her again before she died. is ready.
“The videos I make are primarily about using AI technology to ease regrets and make you think less about the past,” he said in a blog post reported by The Straits Times. .
Similarly, Shanghai Fushou Yun, known for digital funeral services, will start hosting funerals using AI technology in January 2022. The first funeral of its kind was for a Chinese surgeon who had many speechless and upset colleagues and students. good bye. However, they were able to speak to an AI-generated version of him at the ceremony.
“We want the living to understand that death is not the end of life. Emotions need to be released, so people want to use AI to restore the deceased. Fushouyun CEO Yu Hao told Guangzhou Daily.
Executives warn that problems can arise when people drown in emotions. I am reporting my experience. Several other funeral homes are working on using AI to grieve deceased pets.
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