People may soon be able to "live forever" with their loved ones even after they have passed away due to revolutionary new AI technology that could be in place before the end of the year, one scientist has suggested.
AI expert, Dr Pratik Desai, who has been a founder of multiple start-ups, has urged everyone to regularly record their loved ones.
The doctor has suggested that once enough data has been collected, such as voice and video recordings, people may be able to upload them to a computer and feel close to their loved ones even after they have passed away.
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In a tweet, Dr Desai posted: "Start regularly recording your parents, elders and loved ones.
"With enough transcript data, new voice synthesis and video models, there is a 100% chance that they will live with you forever after leaving your physical body. This should be even possible by end of the year."
Some companies are already working on this technology. In the summer of 2022, Amazon unveiled a new feature for Alexa that would give users the opportunity to customise the sound of the voice assistant, such as having it mimic the sound of a family member who has passed away.
The feature was shown as a prototype for the first time at Amazon’s Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas, where Senior vice president and head scientist for the Alexa team, Rohit Prasad, said that the new feature will allow the voice assistant to replicate a human voice using machine learning.
Although it could be used to replicate any voice, Prasad said that the new feature may be used to remember a family member who has passed on, with it being especially important after "so many of us have lost someone we love" during the pandemic.
However, he added that "while AI can’t eliminate that pain of loss, it can definitely make the memories last."
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