I think it will probably kill the current Business Model of the VA Industry. Having the ability to generate as much audio content as you like without the risk of the VA not being available anymore (dead, booked out,...) is just too good to pass up.
Instead we will probably see licenses for generated voices. And in case for games the game developer could make the voice model freely available for mods of his game.(The mods are already using assets from the game, why not also audio?)
I would also find that very creepy and it would probably keep you from moving on.
I think there is a big difference between remembering what happened by looking at a photo or hearing an audio recording and having newly generated "content" from a deceased loved one.
Thanks!, that show sounds interesting. Will look into it.
Immortality is maybe the wrong word for what i have in mind. Its more eternal youth but you can still be killed.
Best analogy would be the elves in lord of the rings.
My hope would be that the higher life experience combined with a healthy body would allow us to be better as a species.
Media seems pretty dystopian and dark in general right now. I think that may influence the outlook of many regarding the future.
Certainly could turn out that way but i think there is also a big chance it will be way different and better then we think right now.
Didnt look too much into it but my gut feeling based on the price says its too cheap to be able to keep the lights on for centuries.
I would rather do a one time payment because they sure wont get money from me when i am dead. So a one time payment must basically be big enough to generate enough interest/stock market returns to make it worth their while too keep the lights on forever.
I dont see this with a 50€ Subscription.
Maybe they would do it like an ETF Investment Account which signs you up for Cyro Preservation after reaching a certain size. The money would have to be withdrawable while being alive though.
Dictator could pay more for it but would probably be to paranoid to actually do it until its proven technologically.
So my bet would be on the Noble Prize winner because of curiosity and good connections to the people working on the technology.
If the technology first emerges you could probably get it quite cheaply because its not proven yet. Afterwards there will be a scarity due to everyone wanting it which will drive prices up.
In the long run it becomes a free commodity due to being a net saving for governments.
But even if the rich and ruthless get it first, that doesnt matter much in the long run.
Medical improvements tend to get cheaper with time.
The incentives are there to provide it to everyone. And especially so in a democracy.
I think about it this way, although i dont have the money to sign up yet.(and don't want to do a rate plan while being young).
Basically every religion has some hope of afterlife/reincarnation.
So for non religious people this also kinda provides this hope.
And if it doesnt work out it is just a expensive funeral. If your dead body is burned, frozen or buried doesnt really matter in this case.
It would not only be for the rich. Healthcare cost are incredibly expensive especially later in live so governments have a strong inventive to provide it for everyone. Also people wont have to retire anymore (also great for government)
The most expensive part about it would probably be research, but since every person on the planet is a potential user and there a big savings in Healthcare and Pension i don't see costs being a problem.
Humans dont progress in terms of biological evolution anymore but instead technologically.
The increased lifespan would allow scientist to master multiple fields which would be great for progress.
Instead we will probably see licenses for generated voices. And in case for games the game developer could make the voice model freely available for mods of his game.(The mods are already using assets from the game, why not also audio?)