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Digital Immortality

June 17, 2021

Can technology allow us to live forever? With the help of chatbots, holograms and avatars, our personalities can live on after we die.

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William Shatner of Captain Kirk fame to become immortal

William Shatner – famous for playing Captain Kirk in Star Trek – is having a hologram of himself created that will be able to interact with people after he dies. With the help of AI, the hologram will answer questions about the actor’s life.

 

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Kiyan Prince returns to the pitch for FIFA 2021

Up and coming British soccer player Kiyan Prince died in 2006 aged 15. For the computer game FIFA 21, a grown-up version returns to the pitch. His avatar plays for Queen Park Rangers.

 

 

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