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Losing a loved one It always hits you hard. From the first reaction of dismissing reality, burying one’s head in the sand to finally coming to terms with the loss, perhaps reluctantly, one goes through a range of emotions. Many people feel so overwhelmed by loss that they sometimes find it difficult to truly live again. The emptiness eats away at them and, as a result, they find themselves perpetually submerged in pain.
Furthermore, no matter if one knows that the death of a loved one is imminent or if it occurs without warning, the pain of losing a loved one will always be difficult to bear. As they say, no amount of mental preparation can help you cope with the loss of a loved one. However, what if we told you that there is a technology entrepreneur who created a AI version of his dead mom to face the pain. How will you react to it? Are you already scratching your head in disbelief?
Well, according to The Guardian, Justin Harrison came up with the idea when his mother was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago. As the doctors had given his mother three months, Justin finally realized that he would have to find a way to save his mother’s life somehow.
Take a look at the video:
In the video, Justin’s mother’s AI-generated voice can be heard. Justin said: “My goal has always been to be able to have conversations with my mother. For me, the absolute core of grief is the concept of being gone forever. The tragedy of death is its permanence. What I would like to see is the complete and total eradication of grief; the feeling of grief that comes with losing people.”
He also added that: “As we become increasingly agile and come to understand the human brain, the human psyche, and the human thought process, we will continue to push the boundaries of what it means to be dead. If we can provide that level of comfort to people, to me it’s universally a win.”
Most of us know the power of AI to completely revolutionize our lives, but who would have thought that someone would have thought of harnessing the potential of AI to cope with the loss of a loved one? “My first reaction to all of this was disbelief. I lost my mother during the Covid-19 pandemic and only I know how I continue to deal with the pain of losing her. It is painfully difficult to deal with the emptiness and I don’t. I think one My mother’s version of AI would help me in some way. It’s great if it helps people, but I still feel that it is better to accept reality. Obviously, one needs more time to accept that life would never be the same without one. father, but can you really escape of the truth for a long time?” shares Shradha, a 29-year-old professional who lost one of her parents to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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