It was very sad to read this news, and it made me deeply realize that fatherly love can transcend the limits of life.
The famous ** person Bao Xiaobai used AI technology to "resurrect" his late daughter and let the "digital person" sing happy birthday songs for his wife, which made netizens see that there is such a deep father's love in the entertainment industry.
In 2021, Bao Xiaobai's daughter Rongrong died of illness at the age of 22. There are reports that she suffers from a rare blood disorder, others say leukemia.
In 2019, when her daughter found out that she was sick, Bao Xiaobai personally matched her and donated her bone marrow. Although it has been two years, it is still impossible to save her daughter's life.
When their daughter just left, Bao Xiaobai and his wife felt really painful.
He posted a message of condolences on social **: "I lost the love of my life, and the little girl has become an angel!" Thank you for accompanying the Bao family for 22 years and 4 months, and in the future, Dad will always be with you, and we have returned home. ”
She was so young, beautiful and wonderful, and at the age of 22, such a beautiful life came to an abrupt end.
The couple struggled to recover from the loss of their daughter.
According to Bao Xiaobai's later recollection in an interview, he and his wife remained silent for almost half a year, reluctant to go out, and even afraid to face the greetings of relatives and friends, so they suffered from social phobia.
Bao Xiaobai's longing for his daughter is difficult to eliminate, so he makes an amazing decision. Although he is over half a hundred years old, he still resolutely decided to return to campus to study for a PhD and start a new academic career.
A ** person changed his career to learn digital life, conquered AI technology, successfully used AI to collect his daughter's image and voice, and successfully copied an AI version of his daughter, making the scene in "The Wandering Earth" a reality.
If artificial intelligence technology can be used to "resurrect" deceased relatives, just like Dr. Tu played by Andy in the movie "The Wandering Earth".
The death of his young daughter, Yaya, in a car accident has left Dr. Tu unable to recover from the loss of his daughter.
After years of research, Dr. Tu has succeeded in creating a digital lifeform for his daughter that you can talk to but not touch.
Would you like to see your loved ones again in this way?
This question causes different people to hold different opinions.
Some people are satisfied that they can see their loved ones again, and that long-held thoughts have finally found an outlet for catharsis.
Some people believe that even if AI is done realistically, it is only fake.
Once a loved one is gone, it means that it is gone. People can't always live in the past. Although artificial intelligence may give a moment of comfort, it will be even more sad to think that a loved one has been separated from oneself in hindsight.
When Bao Xiaobai decided to create an "AI daughter", he personally experienced the fingering and ridicule of those around him, who thought he had gone crazy and fell into a state of madness.
He admitted that he couldn't get out of the predicament, and he said: Since you can't get out, let's stay here.
When he is not understood, he will be ridiculed as a madman; But those who know him know that he is a loving father.
Only those who have experienced the loss of a loved one can understand the feeling he expressed, "After the death of my daughter, I feel that my life has lost all meaning".
The unexpected death of his daughter made Bao Xiaobai's hair gray overnight. Since then, he has never cut his hair again.
Because his daughter used to lean on his shoulder, her hair still touched the ends of his hair. He felt that his daughter's warmth was still there, so he couldn't bear to cut off the last contact with his daughter.
The couple, both approaching 60 years old, are unlikely to have another child, and even if they do, it won't be their original daughter.
Bao Xiaobai now has an AI daughter, which allows him to meet her at any time, watch her singing and dancing performances, and ask her to send birthday wishes to her mother.
He also created an AI conversation model specifically for conversations with his daughter, just like chatting with ordinary people on WeChat. Every day, he would have a conversation with his daughter about how he felt that day.
Giving her daughter a digital life can help her rediscover the meaning of life, and although he understands that this is an illusory existence, it is also a boon for him.
Even if it is self-deception, the dreams he weaves are the only wish that Bao Xiaobai and his wife live, and this desire helps them rekindle their hope for life, otherwise it will be difficult for them to survive in the days to come.