If a stranger told you there’s a chance your Grandma could live forever, would you take it?

It may seem like an odd question, but it’s one which AI company 2wai is staking its entire existence on. As spotted by The Independent, a recently released commercial for 2wai, titled “Preserve Your Legacy,” has gone viral, thanks to its depiction of a grandmother preserved as an AI avatar.

“He’s getting bigger, see?” a pregnant mother tells her presumably dead mom, who appears as an AI character on her phone. “Oh honey, that’s wonderful!” the AI responds. “He’s listening — put your hand on your tummy and hum to him. You used to love that.”

The ad is basically showing off 2wai’s core product, a HoloAvatar, which is exactly as dystopian as it sounds. According to the company, HoloAvatars are AI re

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