Posted Aug 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM UTCTYoutubeThis clip from 2000 of someone creating a digital doppelganger is weird.This episode of BBC’s Tomorrow’s World features people weirdly excited about internet radio and online gaming. But it’s this bit about creating a digital avatar and trying to capture your personality in code that feels oddly prescient in the age of AI chatbots, but also deeply dystopian.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Terrence O'Brien
This clip from 2000 of someone creating a digital doppelganger is weird.
This episode of BBC’s Tomorrow’s World features people weirdly excited about internet radio and online gaming. But it’s this bit about creating a digital avatar and trying to capture your personality in code that feels oddly prescient in the age of AI chatbots, but also deeply dystopian. [Media: https://youtu.be/zrvqWEeQcmE?t=730]
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