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Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)
submitted 6 hours ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Meta has been granted a patent outlining an AI system capable of simulating a user’s activity on social media to post after their death.

Some fucked up shit.

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[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Sounds like I’ll need to include account deletion as a part of my will.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 10 points 5 hours ago

It's cute how you think deleting your account will stop them.

[–] electrotabby@piefed.social 1 points 3 hours ago

I deleted (not deactivated) my account back in 2014. In 2022 I tried logging in and found my profile exactly as I left it, nothing gone...