You Can Leave An A.I. Copy Of You Behind When You Die

Author Carla Rea

May 15th 4:11 AM

You, your voice, and thoughts can live on with an A.I. copy of YOU.

You Can Leave Your Family An A.I. Copy Of You To Interact With

A 61-year-old German man who has terminal cancer is in the news. He has spent months training an A.I. copy of himself to act just like him, so it can interact with his family and answer questions, and have discussions. Even after he’s gone.

Michael Bomer is the first customer for a service called Eternos. It can create your own A.I. double. He’s been training an A.I. to act just like him, and carry on after he’s passed away.

You tell it your thoughts and memories, so it learns to mimic your personality, and your voice. Get this – it can even generate new ideas similar to what you might think up. They asked him 150 questions about himself and his life, and he spent several weeks answering them at great length.

Leave An A.I. Copy Of You So They Never Forget Your Voice

I have a few friends who, sadly, lost their parents when they were very young. Each of them have said something about not being able to really remember their voice. It breaks my heart. I was lucky enough to have my parents around well into my adult life. I’ll never forget the sound of their voice. But I also have video, and audio. Again – I’m very lucky.

The point of Eternos is to give your family something to interact with once you’re gone. And they will never forget your voice! They can still ask questions, and go to you for advice. Your kids, grand-children, great-great-grandchildren, will be able to talk to you. Or something close anyway.

Bomer and his wife got to see his A.I. in action for the first time last month and were both impressed. She asked it to say something nice to her before bed. And in his exact voice, it said, “My love, have sweet dreams and I love you very much.”

It’s not cheap, but maybe also not totally insane. It costs $10,000 to $15,000. But it’s just a one-time cost, and your family never has to pay anything. There’s already a waitlist to sign up.

Not a big fan of A.I. in general. But I do think this could be something pretty amazing for the future. Or just a great way to annoy your kids

Carla Rea is the morning show co-host on “The Mike and Carla Morning Show" on 96.3 KKLZ, in Las Vegas. She has been working with her partner and friend Mike O'Brian for the past 25 plus years. At KKLZ for 12 years. Carla Rea is a Gracie Award winner. She started out in talk radio, "when talk radio was still fun" Rea says. Prior to, and along with doing the morning show, Carla is also a comedian. You may have seen her on Conan O'Brien, Evening at The Improv, Showtime, or several comedy clubs across the country. Carla also worked as a light feature reporter at KSNV/NBC Las Vegas, going behind the scenes at various shows, and restaurants on the Las Vegas strip. As a content creator 96.3 KKLZ, Carla writes in a sarcastic, cheeky, unapologetic way on Las Vegas, movies, TV, celebrities, and this thing we call life.

Ten Baby Boomer Complaints Younger Generations Agree With

Baby Boomer Complaints that younger generations agree with – what?

Younger people are always finding something wrong with the generations that came before them. You did it, I did it – I think we’re actually required to blame the ‘before us’ generation for everything that’s wrong.

Some Of The Generational Agreements:

Boomers, and younger generations agree on several things. Like, remember when we had actual physical knobs, buttons, and dials on things?

Your oven should not be a touch screen. nor should your washer and dryer. Younger gens think buttons should still be on phones. There should be radio and temp control knobs in cars. Touch screens do not need to be on everything. It’s not cool anymore!

Boomers Would Probably Agree That Younger Generations Got These Right:

I’ll be the first to admit that there are several things that Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z got right. Alphas, take note:

Eating weed, instead of smoking it, seems to be the thing now. Bisexuality is accepted, which greatly increases your chances of sexy time this weekend. And FINALLY – not judging people by the color of their skin, gender, or sexual preference, but instead by the content of their old social media posts.

Here are 10 things Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z DO seem to agree on.

1. Always Bring Something With You To a Get Together
Always bringing something with you to a small get together, house warming, holiday party, etc. Don’t just just show up empty handed and still drink their booze and eat their food. We’ve lost our manners in this regard. Even if it’s just flowers, a bottle of wine, a store-bought dessert, fine – you contributed.

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2. If There's No Parking, I'm Not Doing It!
Yep, we’ve all gotten lazy, and have less time. If we can’t find parking – see ya!

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3. I Don't Want To Do Everything Online?
One person in this discussions said, “I live in a place where internet connection is kind of bad most of the time and I usually have to fill out any forms at least twice because I lose connection. I’d rather just go and do the paperwork by hand, but nope – not allowed anymore. Gotta do everything online.”

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4. I Made A Reservation - Why Am I Waiting For A Table?
Isn’t that the REASON we make reservations? Why am I waiting a half hour for a table??? I planned ahead so YOU could too, restaurant!

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5. Concerts should start ON TIME!
Concerts should absolutely start on time! There are bands whose whole schtick is to make it a point of being arrogant, and starting an hour – at least – late. Really not fun standing crammed next to other people – who are now angry, because they have been waiting so long.

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6. Music Is Too Loud
“Music everywhere is too damn loud!” Millennials say they have literally left a store because of the music being too loud.

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7. Ghosting Sucks!
Ghosting stinks. I get things fade out sometimes, but don’t just go radio silent on someone you’ve been talking to. I get sometimes you think you’re saving their feelings by not saying ‘I don’t like you like that,’ but that’s so much better than not knowing. Don’t be rude!

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8. No phones at concerts!
Nothing else to say on this one. That’s all. Carry On.

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9. No Pets In Stores
Service animals, ok, but no pets in stores. One Buzzfeed post read: “I was in a crowded store this weekend and a woman was walking around with a Great Dane. There was no indication that he was a service animal of any kind. If anyone looked at her funny, she would say ‘he’s allowed to be in here.’ I heard her telling someone that he just loves to go shopping! I’m sure he was a gentle giant, but it was visibly making some people very uncomfortable.” Not to mentions allergies, and animals that react – because you just never know.

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10. Not All Food Needs To Be Gourmet
All generations agree: “Not all food needs to be ‘gourmet,’ ‘deconstructed,’ or ‘elevated.’ When I ask for spaghetti Bolognese, Caesar salad, or a sundae, it’s because that’s what I want. I don’t want the chef’s own interpretation.”

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