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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/technology/p/1785983/meta-patents-ai-that-takes-over-a-dead-persons-account-to-keep-posting-and-chatting-dex

Meta has been granted a patent outlining an AI system capable of simulating a user’s activity on social media to post after their death.

Some fucked up shit.

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[-] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago

So Facebook has patented digital identity theft.

Awesome

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I was happy when the dead were just voting. /s

[-] 64bithero@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Ok , that’s it. I think just leaving my account dormant isn’t enough. Deleting it is the only way. This makes me want to throw up

[-] muxika@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago
[-] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago

think it was a Black Mirror episode too

[-] reallykindasorta@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Awhile back someone on here suggested maybe we’re trying to implement all of the fictional dystopias at the same time, so per the theory it might be because of Black Mirror or that podcast that we’re doing this.

[-] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago

Zombie data mining shitposters will one day be the ultimate fate of all Web 2.0 users.

Your ability to accumulate data doesn’t have to die with you. Your friends and relatives can be spammed with garbage from you even beyond the grave.

[-] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

Mikoshi was even housed in orbital data centers. How prescient is Pondsmith?

[-] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm assuming this is something someone who plans to die someday might opt into or even be asked to pay for as a posthumous product/service? To feed their living ego, knowing that their AI mockingbird will keep their social media persona "alive" indefinitely?

[-] prex@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Imagine being the patent agent reviewing that

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