It seems like something from an episode of "Black Mirror." Alan Hamel, the widower of actress Suzanne Somers, is working on an AI version of his late wife.
In a recent interview with "People" magazine, he explained the process. "Obviously, Suzanne was greatly loved, not only by her family, but by millions of people," Hamel said.
"One of the projects that we have coming up is a really interesting project, the Suzanne AI Twin."
The robot was designed to look like Somers, and trained to act like her; she was fed all 27 of the actress' books, as well as "hundreds of interviews."
Hamel thought the robot was "perfect." He added, "I've been with Suzanne for 55 years, so I know what her face looks like, and when I just look at the two of them side by side, I really can't tell which one is the real and which one is the AI."
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