He spoke to his late grandmother. The 24-year-old from China used artificial intelligence for this

Wu had a special bond with his grandmother, who raised him after his parents divorced. When she died of the coronavirus, it became his dream to be able to talk to her again. The creative 24-year-old found a way to do it. She helped him realize his plan.

China. The 24-year-old spoke to his late grandmother using ChatGPT

The man from decided to upload some photos of his grandmother to the Midjourney artificial intelligence image generator. The 24-year-old also used recordings of her voice and entered information about the woman that allowed her character to be reproduced with the necessary details. He then uploaded the footage to the D-ID app, which created the experience of having a conversation with his deceased grandmother, preserving her real voice and facial expressions. Currently, only simple conversations are possible, as the AI ​​may not understand more complex words.

“I shared many details of my grandmother’s life with ChatGPT, hoping that he would understand her family’s background and speech so that he could communicate with me in her voice,” Wu said in an interview with .

“Grandma, Dad and I will be returning to our hometown to celebrate Lunar New Year with you this year. Dad called you last time. What did you tell him?” Wu asks. “I told him not to drink wine, to be frugal and not to play cards,” the virtual grandmother replied.

Mental comfort by talking to the dead

Wu lives in Shanghai where he works as a visual arts designer. When he found out about his grandmother’s illness, he immediately returned from town. He stayed by her bedside for two weeks, but could not say goodbye to her because she remained comatose until her death. The man reported that his project to revive his grandmother is only for psychological comfort. The 24-year-old feels good seeing and talking to a loved one who is no longer with him.