How I tried to become immortal through AI

Handelsblatt author Felix Holtermann

Does artificial intelligence point the way to digital immortality? A self-experiment.

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new York “Hello, are you still there?” asks my digital twin. So he can’t stand silence. Just like me

I got digitized. Now I’m sitting in front of the result and I’m a bit at a loss. My first thought: I should have gone to the hairdresser. For all eternity, my virtual self now has a tuft of hair. At least he’s not sweating while the New York summer heat builds up in my apartment.

What do you ask your digital twin? Let’s start simple. How are you doing? “I’m fine, thank you. I had a really nice day,” he replies. How nice. Who are you? “I’m a graduate economist, business journalist and author with a focus on digitization.” That’s right. “I became known for my revelations about the Wirecard case.” Don’t be so conceited, I think.

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