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It’s the Wild West and will be for some time but I agree, they should have the decency to use only voices of the dear departed. The library should be open source and hosted on GitHub. the talking dead seems like a good name for it. Obviously we will have to put it to a vote among the living.

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That's even worse imo. There's a reason nearly every major world belief system includes a proscription against necromancy and this is exactly what they mean. The living should not speak with the mouths of the dead.

I’m pretty sure that was a joke.

Poe's law is in full effect with AI. I've heard some absolutely sociopathic takes with what AI should be allowed to do, said with utmost sincerity.

It seems more likely that necrophilia was a major problem (compared to today), given how the Egyptians handled it and stories like Botan Dōrō. Very strange that you’re saying cloning voices with AI is “exactly what they mean”…?

I think the strictly anthropological view is that it's because of the political and social power you accrue if you can convince people the ancestors are on your side. I'm sure there are several reasons though and I accept that one as likely part of it also.

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