Advancements in the tech sphere can be downright creepy sometimes, as evidenced by a new patent filed by Microsoft that hints at them developing a chatbot that can emulate people who are already dead.
Akin to something out of a sci-fi plot waiting to go wrong, the chatbot – should it ever be created – will be A.I.-driven and based on the profiles of people, including data such as their images, voices, social media posts, and digital messages among others.
Using these bits of data,…