Hell nawh
this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2026
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I could swear I saw some company doing this in a tech publication like 5-10 years ago
Bad enough to replace actual people with AI fakes, but maybe let's not have them puppeting the corpses of the dead, yeah?
That has existed since the early 2010s. This patent should have been rejected on the grounds that it is insufficiently innovative.
(To say nothing of the idiocy of the idea. Patents aren't concerned whether your ideas are idiotic or not, just whether they're new enough that you deserve credit for them)
Oh good. This will make it less accessible to others. Next step is a ban of the whole idea in the EU.
I mean, who wouldn't want a mega corp to take over the personality of a loved one after they die? What could be better to help grieving than seeing an upbeat post of a deceised friend or loved one about the latest insurance benefits in your feed. This is some vile, soulless shit even for meta
I kind of want to get this for my family. Control the heating and stuff, idk