SMRTR AIFeb 16, 2026Hacker News

Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person account to keep posting-chatting

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Meta received a patent for AI technology that could take over deceased users' social media accounts, posting and chatting by mimicking their behavior using past data from posts, messages, and interactions. Though Meta claims it has no plans to implement this feature, CEO Mark Zuckerberg previously suggested the company may eventually develop AI replicas of dead users to help people interact with memories of loved ones.

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