EconTalk   /     Seeking Immortality (with Paul Bloom)

Summary

Would an AI simulation of your dead loved one be a blessing or an abomination? And if you knew that after your own death, your loved ones would create a simulation of you, how would that knowledge change the way you choose to live today? These are some of the questions psychologist Paul Bloom discusses with EconTalk's Russ Roberts as we stand on the threshold of digital immortality.

Subtitle
Would an AI simulation of your dead loved one be a blessing or an abomination? And if you knew that after your own death, your loved ones would create a simulation of you, how would that knowledge change the way you choose to live today? These a
Duration
01:13:35
Publishing date
2024-04-22 10:30
Link
https://www.econtalk.org/seeking-immortality-with-paul-bloom/
Contributors
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts
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Enclosures
https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/6fdba516-8381-43b0-b29f-59d05512b693/episodes/f21338a6-4843-41e5-a595-aeff044629ef/audio/8dd656c0-bf2f-4af2-9712-03be6914bbf9/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=wgl4xEgL
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Would an AI simulation of your dead loved one be a blessing or an abomination? And if you knew that after your own death, your loved ones would create a simulation of you, how would that knowledge change the way you choose to live today? These are some of the questions psychologist Paul Bloom discusses with EconTalk's Russ Roberts as we stand on the threshold of digital immortality.