The technical root of this "imitation" will be the so-called "big data". The web server traverses a person’s speech residue, shopping list and even access records in the interconnected ocean, guessing and judging what kind of person the deceased is. What kind of preferences does the TA have, what perspectives may be held on social affairs, how to organize communication with others in language-and then, on the hard disk of the server, a digital double is generated for the deceased, simulating the grief of the deceased and the TAs Friends and relatives in China continue to communicate.
This seems to be a very miraculous thing. A company in the UK will release an app called "LivesOn" this month, which "can continue to post Twitter messages in the style of the account owner after the Twitter account owner dies." Even in China, where TWITTER cannot be used directly, netizens are excited about it-"BLACKMIRROR is really a magical film, and the prophecy has been realized so soon." Just waiting for an Internet company to follow suit and copy Liveson, the Chinese will soon realize their "dream" of having a robot update their Weibo after death.
Is it really such a dream to let a computer program become your stand-in after death? This episode of BLACKMIRROR conveys more of the limitations of this "dream". No matter how many words and deeds a person leaves on the Internet, it is impossible for a computer to truly "restore" a person by reading these data. People's "speaking" can be imitated, but the "thought" is always changing quietly. , Evolution, "views" and "concepts" are also born from changing thinking. Machines can record and even learn, but after all, they cannot replace the "possibility of human development", even if the supercomputer Deep Blue records and analyzes all of Nietzsche Writings, you can't expect Nietzsche to regenerate through technology.
Data technology can always only record the most superficial appearance of human beings. Even if it can even restore a body that is exactly the same as the deceased and holds the same voice, it is extremely difficult to replicate the real "thoughts" of the deceased. Perhaps in the eyes of some people, this "appearance" is more perfect than the body of the deceased-he is obedient, refuses to argue, records countless sex positions, and can control the intensity of sexual intercourse at will. It is a perfect masturbation device. And when the grief of losing a loved one and the freshness of "communication through yin and yang" has passed, "masturbation" is no longer so necessary, this "data double" has become a VERY CREEPY zombie souvenir, which is terribly displayed. , More worried about the application, but you can't bear to "DELETE" it from this world like a dead person. Therefore, he can only live in the attic for life, so that children can occasionally get a zombie playmate.
Overseas, there are already many Internet service providers that manage digital heritage such as social accounts after the death of the deceased. There have been reports in Yiyan, such as Entrustet, Legacy Locker, Future.tk, etc. . These are some fee-based services, so that the deceased can use social networks to explain their funeral in advance. And how will such services that may be "free", such as "LIVESON", be operated?
Since the development of the Internet, no smarter profit method has been born. In addition to direct charging, most of the "free" applications are based on advertising services for profit. When you hand over the account of the deceased to these "free maintenance" Internet companies, the legal agreement must give them full content self-determination rights. "Big data" will not only keep the deceased's social account in contact with you through calculations, but also calculate the deceased's preferences and your preferences to provide you with accurate online advertising push services.
Imagine that one morning in the future, you opened Sina Weibo and found three private messages:
the account of your dead mother: HI, my dear child, how is my granddaughter doing well recently? Will you be called mother? Dangdang's 400,000 books are 50% off, and 31,500 children's books are sold at half price. Why don't you pick a few books for your children?
Your deceased husband’s account: HI, sweetheart, how are our children eating well recently? The recent milk powder does not seem to be too safe. Go to Redbaby.com to buy safe and secure overseas brand milk powder for your children!
Your dead colleague’s account: HI, good morning, the day after tomorrow is my death day, won’t you go to my online cemetery and send me a bunch of electronic flowers? The address is: XXXXXXXXXX
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You feel it.
Technology makes human beings live more advanced. It sounds beautiful. Do you want the social accounts of your relatives and friends to become e-commerce zombies after their death?
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