AI technology is used to "resurrect" the deceased daughter, netizens in tears

2024-03-01

Famous musician Pao Siu Pak's daughter Inclusion died in 2021 at the age of 22 due to illness. After his daughter's death, Pao did not have a haircut, he said, because there is a section of his hair that used to touch his daughter's forehead every day. After his daughter's death, it was hard for him to get out of the shadow of losing his daughter, and he didn't even dare to face the greetings of his friends and relatives.


Since then, thinking of his daughter, Bao Xiaobai determined to study for a doctorate, hoping to use AI technology to resurrect his daughter in the digital world.


With AI "resurrection" of relatives, Bao Xiaobai is not the first, and probably will not be the last.

AI "resurrection" of daughter


Bao Xiaobai is a well-known musician in the industry, served as the artistic director of many record companies, has a certain status in the music industry.


In 1986, Bao Xiaobai and his twin brother Bao Xiaosong formed the "TWIN STAR" group officially debuted. 1994, Bao Xiaobai served as Rolling Stone Records ferryman music studio producer, in 2006, he appeared in his personal debut drama, "The School of Extreme Roads", in 2009, he served as a judge of the Hunan TV talent show, "Happy Girl". 2011, Bao Xiaobai is a well-known musician in the industry, and has served as the artistic director of many record companies. In 2011, Pao was the director of the short film 59 Centimeters of Happiness ("Mirrorless Love"), and in 2012 he starred in the costume drama Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasty.


Pao's daughter, Inclusion, suffers from a rare blood disorder. Pao reportedly donated bone marrow for his daughter, but unfortunately, the transplant failed due to strong rejection and he eventually passed away on December 20, 2021.


Recently, he used AI to "resurrect" his daughter to sing a birthday song to his wife.


Bao Xiaobai said in an interview, after repeated attempts to train, as hoped with AI replica "digital daughter", can instantly respond to questions. A while ago, his wife's birthday, the family sang a birthday song together, he lamented: "AI is a tool to send thoughts, but also a way to express thoughts.