Recently, the famous musician Bao Xiaobai said in an interview that "my daughter is back", and the reason behind it made people cry.
Bao Xiaobai’s daughter Rongrong died of illness in 2021, at the age of only 22. After his daughter's death, Bao Xiaobai stopped getting haircuts because, he said, there was a section of hair that had touched his daughter's forehead every day. After his daughter passed away, it was difficult for him to get over the shadow of losing her, and he even dared not face greetings from relatives and friends. After that, Bao Xiaobai, who missed his daughter eagerly, decided to study for a doctorate, hoping to use AI technology to resurrect his daughter in the digital world.
Bao Xiaobai and her daughter.
Bao Xiaobai after the death of his daughter.
According to reports, Bao Xiaobai said in an interview a few days ago that after repeated attempts and training, he was able to recreate the "digital daughter" as he wished. Not only could he respond to conversations instantly, but on his wife's birthday a while ago, the "digital daughter" even sang for her mother. a birthday song.
Bao Xiaobai lamented: "For me, AI can let me know clearly that I can express my thoughts with another tool."
"The moment my daughter left, I felt that the meaning of my life was gone. Nothing exists, it doesn’t exist anymore. You have no goals, you have no motivation to work hard. Come out? No, I can’t come out.”
Bao Xiaobai once revealed that the years when his daughter was treated in the hospital were the most difficult years in his and his wife’s lives. of pain. His daughter was unable to speak due to tracheostomy and intubation before her death. He vowed to use technology to reproduce his daughter's voice and image. "I want to give her the most perfect image and the most perfect voice, so that she can perform in beautiful numbers." The world, continue to survive."
Netizens commented
There is support, there are worries
In the movie "The Wandering Earth 2", the daughter of quantum scientist Tu Hengyu (played by Andy Lau) died in a car accident, and Tu Hengyu tried to My daughter’s memory will last forever in the “digital living world”.
Some netizens lamented, "I couldn't help but burst into tears when I saw this" "Bao Xiaobai is the real-life version of Tu Hengyu"...
@Like a butterfly coveting summer flowers: In "The Wandering Earth 2", Andy Lau also treats his daughter In this way...
Some netizens also said that they support the use of AI technology to express their thoughts.
@Nian Shiting: AI technology should be used in this situation, not for fraud.
@小马头ll: I have imagined that in the future, people’s tombstones will be this kind of AI imaging, recording the same personality traits as them. You can also sit down and chat when you go to pay homage, and they have "memory". Every time I can write down every chat I have and I will say, "Hey, long time no see!" next time I see you!
@smiling Cat is not meow: I think this is the meaning of AI existence!
@龙飞峰五在May: I have seen his previous interviews, and he actually succeeded. He really loves his children!
@JoanJoan is very beautiful: The moving photos in Harry Potter have finally become reality.
At the same time, some netizens are worried.
@shexiaxiaxiaxiaxiaxiaxia: It’s really hard to come out. My cousin is the only child in the family. He unexpectedly passed away a few days after his father’s birthday the year before last. Every time I think about it, I feel so sad that I cry. I can’t imagine it. How sad it would be for his parents. At that time, one of his parents was skinny and the other had a lot of white hair...
@正正的女人: I was very worried that he would not be able to make it in the AI world.
@水小米: I think this is definitely not possible. It is just like a dream. It will only be more painful when you come back to your senses...
■ Previously reported
On December 20, 2021, Bao Xiaobai revealed the sad news of the death of his beloved daughter on his personal social media : "I lost the love of my life at 10:44 this morning, and my little girl became an angel! Thank you for coming to the Bao family for 22 years and 4 months. From now on, dad will always be with you. We are going home!"
Since her daughter became ill, Bao Xiaobai has been taking good care of her. Facing the death of his daughter, he was very sad and did not come out for a long time.
Bao Xiaobai is a well-known musician in the industry and has served as the art director of many record companies. He once served as a judge on Hunan Satellite TV's "Happy Girls". His spicy and humorous language showed a very good professional level and was loved by many viewers.
■Media comments
ai "resurrects" relatives:
New technology may reshape human ethics
Using AI to "resurrect" deceased relatives can soothe people's hearts and fill or relieve many regrets. There is obviously a huge market for such demand.
A 5-person AI technical team in Nanjing has helped more than 600 families achieve "online reunion" in more than half a year. The social and ethical value contained in this technology obviously has great positive significance and cannot be ignored.
The advancement of technology will gradually resolve the controversy
Looking back now, the public psychology of the application of AI technology has actually gone through a process of surprise-doubt-anxiety-relief-acceptance. This is also in line with the universal law of human technological development.
When a new technology is born, it often lacks large-scale application scenarios, and there may even be certain illegal applications. For example, after the emergence of the Internet, the spread of obscene information became a major "psoriasis"; after the birth of instant messaging software, it was used to make bad friends; AI face-changing also caused the spread of false information. This is not only a characteristic of technological development that is difficult to completely contain, it can even be regarded as the only way to test the maturity of technology.
When most people come into contact with new technologies, the initial excitement has passed and they are often disappointed when faced with the chaos. The real social value of new technologies is still brewing at this time. Take AI face-changing technology as an example, which can be traced back to 2017. After six or seven years of development, and after experiencing various AI fraud incidents, its true social value is emerging - "resurrecting" deceased relatives is just one of them. item.
In the film and television industry, the same actor can quickly switch between different ages and scenes, and AI technology can be used for makeup and special effects. In the animation and game industries, motion and expression capture has become a specialized industry. Real people provide real expressions and movements, and AI can realize scenes that are difficult for real people to complete. Driven by new technologies, the entertainment industry will not only be real and rich, but its production efficiency will also be greatly improved. In the field of
security, AI technology can be used for identity recognition and on-site monitoring, saving a lot of manpower and improving security effects. In the education and exhibition industries, this technology helps restore historical figures, create images of literary figures, and enhance teaching and viewing experiences.
In the medical field, AI technology also has its uses. This technology can help with restoration and modeling, helping doctors during facial repair or plastic surgery. At present, this technology is still being imagined and studied. Who can predict the future? From the birth of a new technology to its application, there are countless breakthrough nodes, which may lead to new application scenarios.
Of course, AI technology will also break the boundaries between real and virtual, "distorting" human existence; AI's "resurrection" of deceased relatives may also trigger controversy in human emotions and ethics. However, looking at the long course of history, technological progress will gradually resolve disputes and reshape mankind's new life, new values, and new ethics. How does
deal with new problems brought about by new technologies?
The prospects brought by new technologies are unimaginable. The wise attitude is to encourage development and improve while developing. We don’t regard it as a technological monster, and we don’t set too many restrictions and thresholds. Only in the development of technology can we deepen our understanding of technology and truly realize its value.
The famous British "Red Flag Act" story is worth reviewing and thinking about. In the mid-19th century, early steam locomotives were just born, and the technology was not yet mature. They were noisy and fast, and would disturb pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages when running. So the British issued a bill requiring speed limits for steam locomotives, and ordered a person to wave a red flag. Used to warn pedestrians and bystanders near the vehicle.
The "red flag bill" seems to take into account the interests of all parties, but actually restricts the development of science and technology. The UK, which had previously been a leader in modern transportation, gradually fell behind and missed the opportunity for the internal combustion engine revolution to first appear in the UK. The “red flag bill” has also been repeatedly mentioned by later scholars, and the supervision of new technologies must be treated with caution.
At the same time, how to deal with the new problems brought by new technologies? One idea that can be used for reference is: any illegal incident such as fraud or infringement has a specific perpetrator. Grasp the core facts and use existing legal rules to pursue them.In this process, AI is actually just a tool. Punishment of infringers will bring about new rule demonstrations and have a deterrent effect.
For details that are beyond the reach of existing laws, new rules can be introduced to supplement loopholes, and through continuous "patching", a rule system in a new field can be formed. Compared with the grand regulatory system created in advance, this progressive "rule patch" not only provides compensation to victims, but also leaves ample room for industry development.
Taking AI to “resurrect” relatives as an example, who has the right to use AI technology to “resurrect” the deceased? What rights do the generated data belong to? Can anyone be "resurrected" by data? There is no previous experience in these fields, so we can only sort out the rules through arguments one by one. Let technology develop rapidly first, and rules will follow. This is historical experience, and it is also the modern concept we should have when facing AI.
(Source: Xinhua Daily Telegraph WeChat public account)
