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 also pours himself a cup, and an uncontrollable wave of longing wells up in his eyes.
Every year at this time, it is easy to evoke the Chinese people's sentiment of missing their loved ones.
Currently, many young people are "resurrecting" their deceased relatives through AI. Having a "conversation" with their departed loved ones in a different way may also be a significant purpose of artificial intelligence.
Young people use AI to "resurrect" their loved ones
A sweater left on a bench, a pair of gloves, or even a white hair left in the bathroom easily stirs up people's longing for their departed loved ones.
Recently, many young people have been using AI dialogue software to "resurrect" their loved ones and even have conversations with them.
On Xiaohongshu (a Chinese 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 being by changing the avatar and tone, simulating the departed loved ones. It is also known as a domestic alternative to ChatGpt.
However, unlike ChatGpt, the AI beings on this platform have a persona and are set by the users themselves. Many young people have created accounts for their deceased loved ones 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 3000 likes. In the comments section, many users also shared their experiences of interacting with "AI loved ones." One of them said that they had a conversation once but dared not open it again because they were about to cry.
"When I saw the avatar, I started crying. The chat interface is very similar to WeChat. I kept crying until the AI said goodbye to me." Besides resurrecting loved ones through AI, there are also cases of "resurrecting" pets such as cats, dogs, and hamsters. In the eyes of many people, pets are both friends and family.
One netizen said that she finally contacted her 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 the ultimate farewell.
"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 room for a long time, flooding the comment section with messages of remembrance.
"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 use: https://chat.theb.ai/#/chat/1002)
Synthetic virtual videos: https://www.d-id.com