Meta’s Creepy New Idea: AI That Talks as You After You Die

RT UpdatesWhat happens to your social media account after you die?Meta may already have an answer — and it’s raising some serious ethical questions.In this episode, we explore Meta’s patent for a system that could simulate a deceased person’s social media activity using AI, allowing friends and family to keep chatting with their Facebook or Instagram accounts after death.While Meta claims it has no plans to deploy the technology, the patent reveals a future where AI could reanimate digital identities, turning social media profiles into ongoing sources of engagement — even after someone has passed away.• Meta’s patent for AI systems that simulate dead users’ social media activity• The concept of “spectral labor” — when the dead continue generating data and engagement• Why tech companies are searching for new sources of data and synthetic content• How digital resurrection could reshape grief, memory, and online relationships• Whether users should have a “Digital Do Not Resuscitate” (Digital DNR) for their dataSocial media has already changed how we remember people.But if AI can continue posting, messaging, and interacting after someone dies, it raises a new question:Who owns your digital identity once you're gone?Because if companies can turn your past data into a living AI persona, the future of social media might include millions of accounts that never stop posting — even after death.And that changes the internet forever.What this episode covers is Why this matters🔗 Connect with Us📺 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RethinkingTech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎧 Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6NYgOPmYW6Ba2LFn3IBST3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🍏 Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-tech/id1795651530⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 TikTok: @rethinking_tech💼 LinkedIn: Rethinking Tech Podcast👤 Aparna: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/aparnabhushan/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👤 Harinda: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/harindak/⁠