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This artist shares how she trained an AI chatbot from her late grandfather’s archives. #TEDTalks
What if AI could bring the past to life? Cartoonist Amy Kurzweil shares how she helped train an AI chatbot on her late grandfather’s archives, allowing her to connect with a family member she never met — and discover family history she never knew. Backed by her own original drawings, she reveals the profound impact…
@DEBritner
August 11, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Whoa!
@s.l.dsaikumar3885
August 11, 2025 at 12:20 pm
Omg , bots are filling the comments.😮😢 , this is sickest generation.
@sitedel
August 11, 2025 at 12:29 pm
Black Mirror is so close to become true, I am really worried about such emotional discourse generated by software, how an improvement on next word prediction can lead to ressurection of a former natural language processing researcher.
@AndreasA.S.
August 11, 2025 at 1:15 pm
unhealthy crap.
@vultureculture7707
August 11, 2025 at 1:54 pm
No, AI can’t do that. It is a computer, not a person. It will never be a person, and WE DONT WANT IT TO BE!
Does it suck that you can’t talk to your loved ones after they die? Of course! That’s why you surround yourself with REAL people. A community. Remember community? We used to have it.
Stop promoting this AI bullsh*t. Chatgpt alone uses more energy than 17 countries combined. The reason your power bill is higher is because of AI. Just get a hobby or volunteer. Go outside. Meet people. Ffs.
@AnnieB-v8j
August 11, 2025 at 3:20 pm
Meanwhile, an epidemic of loneliness is surging through our society. Real, alive humans longing and desperate for connection with other real, alive humans.
This is ego-driven madness.
@davethehostage
August 11, 2025 at 4:45 pm
Oh look, everyone reacting to the headline instead of watching the very short video.
She’s not saying the chatbot was a replacement for her grandfather, or even a representation of him. She’s saying it’s a clever way to interact with his legacy now that he’s gone.
It’s not a perfect system, but neither are you.
@IIIytlll
August 11, 2025 at 4:46 pm
I’m still pretty sure that reading the old letters left be her grandfather would carry a more genuine, authentic and deep connexion to her grandfather.
I don’t believe the Ai was able to give a genuine interaction, it’s more like chatting to a fantasy ”inspired character”.
Kind of sad and pretty ridiculous
@tcac1687
August 12, 2025 at 12:00 am
So they’ll do this for all the great writers of the past and theyll start writing new bookd
@Rudykawa
August 12, 2025 at 9:15 am
Humanoty is still in denial that we are just meat machines that will be shortly easily replicated.