William Shatner goes with boldness where no one has gone before! Star Trek actor celebrates his 90th birthday by creating an AI version of himself to ‘preserve his memory and legacy for generations’
- Mr. Shatner, who turns 90 today, will be featured in StoryFile Life for the first time
- The advanced video system enables people to ask ‘him’ questions about his life
- His StoryFile talk will be available to watch on devices from May
- Shatner is best known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise
Star Trek’s William Shatner is creating a version of himself that is used by artificial intelligence to ‘preserve his memory and legacy for generations’.
The actor will become the first person to have their life story captured by Los Angeles-based StoryFile’s conversation, interactive AI-powered video technology.
With the system you can deal directly with the recording and ask questions about mr. Shatner’s work and personal experiences, even after the man himself is gone.
The announcement today is set to coincide with Mr. Shatner’s 90th birthday, with his StoryFile talk available for devices from May.
Mr Shatner is best known for playing Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, starring in the police drama TJ Hooker and the drama Drama Boston Legal.
Star Trek’s William Shatner is creating a version of himself that is used by artificial intelligence to ‘preserve his memory and legacy for generations’. In the photo: mr. Shatner records his StoryFile Life conversation for posterity in the firm’s studio in Los Angeles
The actor becomes the first person to be captured by the Los Angeles-based StoryFile’s interactive AI-powered video technology. Pictured: William Shatner (right) and Leonard Nimoy (left) as Captain James Kirk and Mr Spock in the Star Trek episode Plato’s Stepchildren
“I have a story to tell,” he said. Shatner.
Imagine for a second you were transposed into the karmic driven world of Earl. It is possible.
‘With StoryFile we can be present now in the future. Your authentic self, for all time.
“It is for all my children and all my children and all my loved ones and my loved ones.
“This is my gift to you through time,” he concluded.
“William Shatner is going where no one has gone before,” said Heather Maio-Smith, co-founder and CEO of StoryFile.
‘Generations in the future will be able to talk to him. Not an avatar, not a deep fake, but with the real William Shatner answering their questions about his life and work, ‘she continues.
“It changes the trajectory of the future – of how we experience life today, and how we come to share the lessons and stories for generations.”
Imagine being able to record yourself in a way that future generations, hundreds of years from now, could talk to you – and that you could talk back. It is possible, ‘said Mr. Shatner, pictured, said
Mr. Shatner is best known for playing Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, starring in the police drama TJ Hooker and the drama Drama Boston Legal. Pictured: William Shatner repeating his role as Captain Kirk (center) with co-stars Walter Koenig (left) and James Doohan (right) in the 1994 film Star Trek: Generations
“We believe that everyone’s story matters,” said Stephen Smith, co-founder of StoryFile.
“Who better to show the world how StoryFile Life works than a man who knows the world to expand our imagination about the future and life in this universe and beyond?”
A man who has always shared the highs and lows with us, and who has mastered the art of storytelling. ‘
Visitors to the StoryFile website can sign up to receive a notification when William Shatner’s conversation is live and ready to connect.
HOW INSIDE WILL WE CHARGE AT LEAST TO A COMPUTER?
The preservation of brain and memory has been expanded by futurists, scientists and science fiction addicts.
Many say that it falls under the category of ‘transhumanism’.
Transhumanism is the belief that the human body can evolve beyond its current form with the help of scientists and technology.
The practice of uploading thoughts has been promoted by many people, including Ray Kurzweil, director of engineering at Google, who believes that by 2045 we will be able to load our entire brains on computers.
Similar technologies are portrayed in science fiction dramas, ranging from Netflix’s Altered Carbon, to the popular series Black Mirror.
Another prominent futurist, Dr. Michio Kaku, believes that virtual reality can be used to keep our loved ones’ personalities and memories alive, even after they die.
Scientists and futurists have different theories about how we can preserve the human brain, from uploading our memories to a computer to the high-tech balm process of Nectome, which can keep it intact for thousands of years.
“Imagine being able to talk to your loved one after they die … it’s possible if their personality as an avatar was downloaded to a computer,” he explained.
These ideas were not achieved without criticism.
McGill University’s neurological scientist Michael Hendricks told MIT that these technologies are a ‘joke’.
‘I hope future people are amazed that the richest and most comfortable people in history in the 21st century have spent their money and resources to live forever on the backs of their descendants. I mean, it’s a joke, right? They’re cartoon bad guys, ” he said.
Meanwhile, neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis recently said that such technologies would be virtually impossible.
“The brain is not computable and no engineering can reproduce it,” he said.
“You can have all the computer chips in the world and you will not create consciousness.”