It's Qingming Festival again this year.
In a cemetery halfway up a mountain in Shandong, an old man sits in front of a grave, pouring a cup of yellow wine for his departed brother who has been gone for 10 years. He pours himself a cup as well, and an uncontrollable wave of longing wells up in his eyes.
Every year at this time, it is easy to stir up the Chinese people's longing for their loved ones.Currently, many young people are "resurrecting" their loved ones through AI. Having a "conversation" with their deceased loved ones in a different way may also be a significant purpose of artificial intelligence.
Young people use AI to "resurrect" loved ones
It could be a sweater placed on a bench, a pair of gloves, or even a white hair left in the bathroom that easily evokes people's longing for their departed loved ones.Recently, many young people have been using AI chat software to "resurrect" their loved ones and even have conversations with them.
On Xiaohongshu (a social media platform), many netizens have shared their stories of conversing with their loved ones through AI. This software is similar to a chatbot, but you can "train" its thoughts and create your own intelligent entity by changing the avatar and tone, simulating the deceased loved ones. It is also known as a domestic version of ChatGpt.
However, unlike ChatGpt, the AI entity on this platform has a character setting, which is determined by the user. Many young people have created accounts for their deceased loved ones on this platform and have conversations with them.Xiaoyu had a conversation with "AI Grandpa" and her eyes were swollen. She posted about this process on Xiaohongshu, and her note received over 3,000 likes. In the comment section, many users also shared their experiences of interacting with "AI loved ones". One of them said that after one conversation, they dared not open it again because they were about to cry.
Apart from "resurrecting" loved ones through AI, there are also those who "resurrect" pets such as cats, dogs, and hamsters. In the eyes of many people, pets are both friends and family.
Some netizens said that they finally contacted their father through the software. "This may be the meaning of artificial intelligence, allowing us to reunite with our loved ones in a different way."
Death is not eternal separation, forgetting is.
"Death is not eternal separation, forgetting is the ultimate farewell. Please remember the people you love and have loved." This is a classic line from the movie "Coco".On April 1st, it was the 20th anniversary of the departure of Leslie Cheung, a famous Hong Kong singer and actor. That night, over 10 million people gathered on Taobao Live to reminisce about "brother" Leslie Cheung. Many fans stayed in the live stream for a long time, flooding the comment section with messages of remembrance for their beloved brother.
"As long as you remember him, he will always exist."
Carry memories and move forward.
AI painting website: https://www.midjourney.com
Speech synthesis project address: https://aistudio.baidu.com/aistudio/projectdetail/5003396sUid=2470186&shared=1&ts=1668237237194
AI intelligent language model: https://chat.openai.com (alternative for domestic users: https://chat.theb.ai/#/chat/1002)
Synthetic virtual videos: https://www.d-id.com