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Ghost: Create an AI replica of yourself that is accessible via SMS

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mmh. i used to be going this path of " structural graph about your opinions on things and others ", about 10 years ago.. then abandoned it because semantical web was nowhere near usability of any kind (Solid did not exist), etc..

Then some 2 years later had a flash of ethical concerns - this "thing" (not even AI/ML, just proper knowledge graph), will know more about you than you (remember) - and in your notions - and you will keep updating it - and then, if someone takes/copies it, you are doomed..

so, i decided to just not try anymore. sad but..

There was literally a Black Mirror episode about this. Why does everyone want to create the Torment Nexus.

Hmm, SMS, that feels like outdated technology, especially since in most parts of the world people use WhatsApp, which is free, and the cheapest phone tariffs still charge a few cents per SMS.

Coincidentally I'm currently writing my first bot for Telegram, and it's very easy.

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Snark aside I'd be down to chat with someone of Feynman's likeness; I would probably find myself a bit too predictable.

I'm probably not in the right state of mind, but my wife died less than a week ago and I've been considering exactly this. I just want to be able to talk to her a little more... I miss her very badly, and it would bring me some comfort to be able to have some final conversations even if they were just echos of past ones.

I'm sorry for your loss

May I suggest you to write a letter for your spouse?

Maybe not right now, but when you feel like talking to her

It may help you cope with this

I second this

Sorry for your loss. The grieving process is painful but eventually it resolves, takes time. However, comfort you’d get from having your loved one immortalized by AI may interfere with the grieving process, e.g. may develop denial and other beliefs.

I want to apologize for my message, which I made being aware it was not exactly tasteful, although that was to some extent the point of it. I realize the message might be painful to people who are in grief. Please accept my sincere condolences.

your comment had me sit quietly for 10 minutes or so to reflect upon it. my thoughts kept passing and pushing around sci-fi story moments where i have seen and read that play out.

i am sorry for this loss that you are going through. thresholds are rarely painless, and i hope that some compassion reaches you from us.

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