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# Digital ghosts
- URL: https://www.cesarrg.com/digital-ghosts/
- Published: 2024-02-07T09:43:26.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-07T09:43:26.000Z
- Author: César Rodríguez
- Tags: Technology, Insights

#96 - Feb.2024

What if we could transcend mortality through a digital avatar of ourselves? 

This might sound crazy but is much more real than you believe. Digital ghosts - AI-driven representations of a person’s identity - are a reality, exploring the boundaries (even ethical) of what’s possible through technology.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/2024/02/IMG_1531.gif)

Most of the time we don’t realize the amount of digital assets that we own. Sure, we account for our physical assets - house, car, clothes - but what about our digital identities?

Our chat messages, e-mails, photos, videos, and documents… to some extent make part of our identity*.* This is precisely what companies such as [Replika](https://replika.com/?ref=cesarrg.com) or [MindBank](https://www.mindbank.ai/?ref=cesarrg.com) are leveraging to create digital replicas of people.

With the rise of [generative AI](https://www.cesarrg.com/generative-ai/), these digital ghosts are powered by models trained on personal data, creating a construct of people who are no longer alive. You can interact with them. Ask questions. Hold a conversation.

I’ve been thinking a lot about this. I understand that there are valid reasons for people reach to these experiences looking for ways to cope with the loss of a loved one. However, life is made up of cycles - from every end comes a new beginning. What are the consequences (for society and our minds) of extending this artificially? 

Digital ghosts are just approximations. Real people are much more nuanced - it's what makes us humans! Are we heading to a future where we all live in a digital heaven? 

Who knows...

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/2024/02/CR_sign_2024-3.png) 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/2023/07/cesarrg_home_card-1.png) 

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