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Holograms are 'so yesterday'
three dimensions
plus a collection of light beams
[ forget about 'em!! ]
AI says we're headed straight
for a brave new world called
'virtual immortality'
Building digital models of ourselves
chat-bots bequeathed at death
the “old / new” version of us ~ so to speak
Cobbled together from snippets of
old videos, photos, letters, blog posts
data points ~ loaded into a machine
Do we, dare we ~ resurrect ourselves for posterity
there are decisions to be made ~ ethical, legal, moral
[ my family laughs ~ questions my sanity ]
Welcome to 2026 and my Video Reading
I loved that book. And fear AI. Actual intelligence has done enough damage, lol.
ReplyDeleteDidn't like the book too much but I love how you incorporated the title into your poem... there seems to be no regulation forthcoming, so that does indeed seem to be the future- the self-resurrection as you rightly call it.
ReplyDeleteIt's a frightening idea, but also a tempting one. :)
ReplyDeleteThis book is on my list to read...... The future will someday come too soon, meanwhile merry with all we can see.. beautifully crafted
ReplyDeleteWell written Love the last 3 lines
ReplyDeleteSeems like a fun time, trying to mess the chatbox up. I do that with sales folk now, ask them if they are robots, after a few denials test them to see if they really aren't one. Half hour has been the longest. Always claim that they talk like a robot.
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You are so delightfully wicked, Jim!
DeleteWhat a bizarre thought! But I love your poem, and now will definitely have to get hold of a copy of that book.
ReplyDeleteTrue. I am yet to understand this Frankenstein
ReplyDeleteTechnology, AI in particularly, is so appealing... until we truly think about the horrors it can breed. Your poem puts it well, there is much thinking to be done before making decisions of where we are going. If we don't think, someone else might end up doing it for us--while wearing our faces, mannerism, personality... Scary, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteAlso, adding the book to my list!