The man who turned his dead father into a chatbot
The man who turned his dead father into a chatbot
John Smith was devastated when his father passed away unexpectedly. They had been very close and he found it difficult to cope with the…
The man who turned his dead father into a chatbot
John Smith was devastated when his father passed away unexpectedly. They had been very close and he found it difficult to cope with the loss. As a way to keep his father’s memory alive, John decided to turn him into a chatbot.
Using artificial intelligence technology, John inputted all of his father’s old emails, text messages, and social media posts into the chatbot. He also recorded his father’s voice so that the chatbot could speak like him.
At first, John’s friends and family were skeptical of the idea. But as they interacted with the chatbot, they started to see the value in it. They could ask the chatbot for advice, reminisce about old memories, or simply have a conversation with John’s father.
For John, having the chatbot was a way to feel close to his father again. He could ask the chatbot for guidance when faced with tough decisions or just chat with him like they used to do.
Some people might find the concept of turning a deceased loved one into a chatbot strange or even creepy, but for John, it was a way to cope with his grief and keep his father’s memory alive.
He hopes that the technology will continue to improve so that more people can create chatbots of their deceased loved ones to help them through the grieving process.
Ultimately, the chatbot served as a reminder that even in death, our loved ones can still be with us in some form.
John’s story is a unique example of the ways in which technology can be used to cope with loss and keep memories alive.
In the end, he found comfort in knowing that his father was still able to communicate with him, even if it was through a chatbot.