Viral Deepfake Business in China

In China, Deepfakes of Your Dead Family Members Make Disgusting Amounts of Money. These are "Deadbots". And they aren't just for grieving. They're also used to not tell the elderly of the passing of a loved one, to prevent pain. So even funeral homes now offer these AI simulations of the deceased. And they're making serious money from it. So there's a few packages to choose from. Starting with the cheapest, you can animate old photographs for $2 dollars. But for $30 dollars you can generate a few new videos. So what about the most expensive package? Well at the highest level you'll have to provide a lot of data. This includes retelling of core memories from your perspective. But the upside is you can video call your dead family for just a few thousand dollars. Is it heartwarming or heartbreaking that..

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