Ultimately Wu wants to build a fully realistic replica that behaves just like his dead son but dwells in virtual reality. Following a boom in deep learning technologies like ChatGPT in China, Wu began researching ways to resurrect him. But the industry is booming in China, according to Zhang Zewei, the founder of the AI firm Super Brain and a former collaborator with Wu. “On AI technology, China is in the highest class worldwide,” said Zhang from a workspace in the eastern city of Jingjiang. Bereaved father Wu said Xuanmo would “probably would have been willing” to be digitally revived.

Source: Punch December 14, 2023 15:55 UTC