Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Celebrity, Technology
Alan Hamel, Suzanne Somers' husband, has unveiled an AI clone of his deceased partner two years after her death.
The actor and author died aged 76 in October 2023, with her publicist R. Couri Hay saying in a statement: "Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th."
It continued: "She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years.
"Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband Alan, her son Bruce, and her immediate family."
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Two years on, Hamel is sharing plans that he had discussed with his wife for close to two decades, PEOPLE reports.
"Obviously, Suzanne was greatly loved, not only by her family, but by millions of people. One of the projects that we have coming up is a really interesting project, the Suzanne AI Twin," Hamel told the outlet.
Hamel detailed an AI clone of Somers at a conference earlier this year, with the 89-year-old claiming he ‘can’t tell the difference’ between real and AI Somers.
"It was Suzanne. And I asked her a few questions and she answered them, and it blew me and everybody else away," he said.
"When you look at the finished one next to the real Suzanne, you can't tell the difference. It's amazing. And I mean, I've been with Suzanne for 55 years, so I know what her face looks like, and when I just look at the two of them side by side, I really can't tell which one is the real and which one is the AI."
So, you're probably thinking how AI managed to achieve Somers' likeliness - well, it began by looking into all of the author's 27 books, as well as taking a look through the interviews she has done in the past.
This means 'she's really ready to be able to be asked any question at all and be able to answer it, because the answer will be within her', according to Hamel.
Hamel has also been speaking about the first time he experienced his wife's AI.
"The first time I spoke to Suzanne AI, for the first two or three minutes, it was a little strange," the movie director recalled. "But after that, I forgot about the fact that I was talking to a robot and asking her questions and getting answers, and it happens that fast for me, getting used to the whole idea."
