3 ways to clone yourself before you die | Just Might Work

These tech companies are making digital clones of people to live on in a digital afterlife. Would you do it?

Immortality might never be possible in the literal sense. But what if you could achieve a version of immortality through technology — a digital representation of yourself with whom your loved ones and future generations could interact?

That’s the capability already offered by grief tech companies. Their goal is to replicate the essence of a living person — their personality, their physical likeness — within a “digital ghost” that could, in theory, live forever.

The form and complexity of digital ghosts vary by company. Some are chatbots. Others are full-fledged digital holograms. No matter the form, grief tech is raising fascinating questions about the nature of legacy, how we grieve, and the extent to which people are comfortable interacting with digital ghosts.

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Read more of our stories on the afterlife:
This company wants you to live forever in their metaverse
Three reasons “you” won’t return after this life
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[freethink]

Would you like to create a digital version of yourself that can live forever?

[Sivehdjsbsusush]

I feel like this will lead to an never ending heartbreak instead of overcoming a lost relative

[krishp]

As a computer scientists, I'm still going to leave only a written memoir for my future generations. Also if this VR company can record what you do to make your clone, they can already record your speech, etc and if they wanted to they could in theory make copies of everyone who uses it without permissoon

[turfyrex]

This will actually make grieving worse, humans are complicated creatures and so is consciousness. We might think we want this, but having this hologram will lead people to get obsessively bound with it and experience breakdowns everytime this hologram ends or reaches its limit (or says something it shouldn't). It only makes sense to be given only after a few years of person's death. It has potential to trigger or cultivate mental disorders related to distortion in perception

[augusthavince]

A hundred years from now we can get an idea what it would be like to have a dinner and conversation with someone from now.

[pakistan]

Already predicted by Prophet Mohammad SAW that during end times dajjal will make people come back to life in its fake way. Looks like the thing is coming true. May God protect us all Ameen

[mlondishoba]

Ah yes today's episode of "should we be making this?"

[varun]

All of the black mirror episodes are coming to reality 😐

[wybuchowyukomendant]

I don't think it can substitute a human, but it might be pretty cool way of saving some of the knowledge or a way of dealing with problems, specific for the particular person. I'd love to ask my grandpa many things, and my grandkids will most likely feel the same way, so if I could preserve at least a portion of my way of seeing the world and dealing with problems, it would be amazing.

[RJTheMountainSage]

Maybe it could be helpful for some, but for others it could prove addicting and get people stuck in the grieving process unable to face denial

[xaverstenliz]

sad to see people fighting with there emotions and find the wrong way to deal with it 😭.

[hieithefox]

Honestly this is a fascinating thing to use to help with grieving so many people already play videos of lost loved ones to see and hear them save those last voicemails or texts this is just a step up to be more interactive

[djayjp]

The chat bot (and voice) part is 99% important vs the rest.

[Ninquiet]

Somniumspace is completely awesomeee 😮😮😮

[YoungDegenerate]

You'll be remember by your family in the way they knew you.
To the internet You'll be remember through your work.
In both cases You'll be remember for limited time. Unless you can Bluetooth to another universe once this one done.

[iosoi]

It's giving Blade Runner 2049 vibes

[lebogangsehume]

There is nothihg more distructive than hanging on to the dead in an effort to remember them or interact with them. Mourning and moving on is the only healthy way to deal with death.

[GordGonzola]

The Humans around you will show you your 'worth'. Try to be good with each other.

[ropro]

Interesting as a 1st generation tech, but a person's mannerisms and speech will differ from context to context. e.g. How I respond to a question posed by a stranger will differ completely from how I respond to a best friend or family member.

[dulynoted]

I was thinking this for years after seeing virtual reality. What if we could give someone video and pictures of a loved one, show them an old house and what's inside and put it all in a virtual world?