Lou Reed's Widow 'Addicted' to AI Chatbot That Mimics Late Singer
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Laurie Anderson, widow of Lou Reed, created an AI chatbot to mimic her late husband and talks to it regularly, saying she's "addicted."
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The chatbot was created with the University of Adelaide using machine learning to replicate Lou Reed's speaking style.
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Anderson says 75% of what the bot says is nonsense, 15% is intriguing, and 10% is actually interesting.
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Over time, Anderson's friends have gone from finding her "conversations" with the bot strange to accepting of her admitted "addiction."
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Anderson doesn't feel bothered by the prospect of AI mimicking her own style/work after she dies "I don’t feel that attached to time anyway."