...or one who inquires of the dead,...For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD..... Deuteronomy 18:11,12
The recent post (see Link here http://master1844-dc.blogspot.com/2021/01/in-news-techno-spiritualism.html) of Techno-Spiritualism is scary enough.....now Microsoft got the patent to go full speed ahead with it...
"The United States Patent and Trademark Office 
(USPTO) granted Microsoft one of the most bizarre patents to date: chatbots using deceased people's personal information. 
creating/training the chatbot," the patent said, implying that living
users could train AI-based chatbot as their digital replacement in the
event of death.
The Independent reports Microsoft is creating an AI-based chatbot based on "images, voice data, social media posts, electronic messages," and other personal information. It's thought that the chatbot would simulate the deceased person's human conversation.
"The specific person may also correspond to oneself (e.g., the user
creating/training the chatbot," the patent said, implying that living
users could train AI-based chatbot as their digital replacement in the
event of death. The patent even includes creating 2-D or 3-D models of the person based on images, videos, and other information.
If the patent doesn't lead to any tangible tech, it's a reminder of the digital age we live in." ZeroHedge