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Imagine if the AI hologram started to say it’s cold there and wanted to come back during the funeral
AI and footage recreated a woman's late husband as a hologram for a funeral Q&A. Public response split: 26.79% support, 33.93% confront. Explore reactions.
A woman brought back her dead husband as a hologram to speak at his own funeral, answering questions in a scripted Q&A He was recreated using pre-recorded footage and AI by Proto Hologram and Hyperreal https://t.co/8hx6F99ykT
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What the community is saying — both sides
Many joked about the hologram "going rogue" — saying odd or offensive things (e.g., "it's cold there," jokes about hell) — highlighting fear of unpredictable behavior at sensitive moments.
Several replies laughed at the inevitable awkward silence but argued a prerecorded hologram can still beat the usual small talk at funerals.
References to Black Mirror and comments about tech "bleeding into real life" express unease about how this blurs the line between the living and memories.
People predict this will spread — funerals could evolve to include holograms and even Q&A sessions with the dead, changing rituals around mourning.
Some see therapeutic value — the hologram could help with closure — while warning it raises serious questions about consent, authenticity, and emotional harm.
A chunk of replies reacted with enthusiasm or approval, calling it "the future of death" and praising the striking use of technology.
Others cautioned that a hologram is no true immortality — impressive tech, but ultimately a simulation rather than reunion.
A few replies showed heartfelt emotion, suggesting for some the idea is touching or comforting.
and remove agency from someone who can’t consent, effectively letting others put words in a dead person’s mouth.
to present post‑mortem testimony and tug at judges’ emotions, a form of manipulation that can alter verdicts.
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or mistaking the image for an obituary, which undermines credibility and fuels confusion.
horror — reactions that range from “this is cringe” to genuine fear that technology is crossing a line.
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Imagine if the AI hologram started to say it’s cold there and wanted to come back during the funeral
Many of the guests at the service were unaware that there would be a hologram of the deceased man https://t.co/5ymv4Epaz5
Oh hell no. That’s some black mirror shit…
This should be a crime.
This is just disturbing, we are not going to normalize thus shii😭
The pre-Recorded speech would be like "How does that place look like?" "Where? You mean hell? opps! just kidding. Heaven is cool. Can't wait for you guys to join me"
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