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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 90 points 6 days ago (1 children)

“man who treated his wife as subservient property cant tell the difference when she is replaced with an LLM”

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago

Do we know that's how he treated her? I know literally nothing about these people aside from recognizing their names

[–] markz@suppo.fi 72 points 6 days ago

That tells me more about him and his late wife than AI.

[–] danglybits27@sh.itjust.works 45 points 6 days ago (2 children)

"Perhaps most strangely of all, Somers’ AI clone was designed to dispense health advice, which was allegedly cleared by doctors. Given the tech’s strong tendency to hallucinate facts, we’ll have to take Hamel by his word that AI Somers won’t be misleading the public — let alone mindlessly shilling health products currently featured on SuzanneSomers.com, where the clone will eventually be hosted."

What a world.

[–] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Look out Doc Wallach AI Suzanne Somers is coming to steal your Tangy Tangerine money!

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 days ago

This is the kind of shit that would make William Gibson shudder

[–] Tenthrow@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Tell me you have dementia without telling me you have dementia...

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 34 points 6 days ago

I think that's being generous, it sounds more like greed:

Somers’ fans “can come and just hang out with her,” Hamel told People. “They can ask her any questions they want. She’ll be available 24/7, and I think it’ll be really wonderful.”

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago

This shit is ghoulish.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 28 points 6 days ago

I guess he didn't know her all that well.

[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

So fucking sad. This guy needs help with his mental health I think.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I can tell the difference.

[–] waldo_was_here@piefed.social 15 points 6 days ago

Ah, yes its called dementia

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

Well this isn't dystopian or anything.

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 6 days ago
[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

It just keeps telling him that it's physically impossible for them to have sex, so yeah he's pretty much right.

That is a bit disturbing.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

fuckin gross.

🤮

glad she's dead because she'd be disgusted by him even more now.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

The thigh master is making a comeback?

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

This is like the opposite of Anakin Skywalker.... this guy became so obsessed with his wife, he literally turned some machine into his image of her. This is just sad.