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  • 👱‍♀ AI clone of his deceased wife Suzanne Somers that’s so good he can’t tell the difference, says Alan Hamel

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Famed Canadian entertainer and TV host Alan Hamel has announced that he’s created an AI clone of his late wife, actress Suzanne Somers, who passed away from breast cancer at the age of 76 in 2023. According to the 89-year-old producer, the beyond-the-grave rendition of his partner of 55 years is indistinguishable from the real thing.

“It was Suzanne,” Hamel told People. “And I mean, I’ve been with Suzanne for 55 years, so I know what her face looks like, and when I just look at the two of them side by side,” he added, “I really can’t tell which one is the real and which one is the AI.”

It’s yet another instance of “resurrecting” the dead with the power of large language model-based tech. Tech companies have been offering to bring the dead back to life for years now, going as far as to provide entire AI-powered seances. All the way back in 2022, months before OpenAI released ChatGPT, a UK startup allowed an AI-based recreation of a deceased woman to “attend” her own funeral... Read more

AI News

  • 🤕 Several users reportedly complain to FTC that ChatGPT is causing psychological harm (link)

  • 🎶 AI slop now invading Spotify’s Discover Weekly lists (link)

  • 😎 Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers (link)

  • 🪓 Meta is axing 600 roles across its AI division (link)

  • 🚫 A long list of public figures are calling for a ban on superintelligent AI (link)

The Gospel Coalition

Listen or read the following transcript as Dick Lucas explores the profound and often surprising message of John 3:16. He delves into how this well-known verse encapsulates the essence of the Gospel’s impact, emphasizing the shockingly generous nature of God’s love and the transformative power it holds for believers. Lucas encourages listeners to re-examine their understanding of this passage and to experience the radical implications of God’s love in their lives.

The following unedited transcript is provided by Beluga AI.

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  • 📱 Replit: An integrated development environment (IDE) that lets you code, build, and deploy apps (link)

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