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RichardKennaway comments on Open Thread, Jul. 13 - Jul. 19, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 13 July 2015 04:27:38PM 0 points [-]

I think you're taking the suggestion a bit more seriously than I intended it. The commercial opportunity only needs the simulation to be good enough to tug at the heartstrings of those who knew the subject. Pictures and mementos are treasured; this would be a step beyond those, a living memorial that you could have a conversation with. It wouldn't work for LessWrongers though. They'd spend all their time trying to break it.

Comment author: Lumifer 13 July 2015 04:40:59PM 2 points [-]

It wouldn't work for LessWrongers though. They'd spend all their time trying to break it.

LOL, certainly a fair point :-)

The problem for your commercial opportunity is the uncanny valley, though. Also, people tend to me more interested in virtual girlfriends than in virtual grandpas :-/