I think it will probably kill the current Business Model of the VA Industry. Having the ability to generate as much audio content as you like without the risk of the VA not being available anymore (dead, booked out,...) is just too good to pass up.
Instead we will probably see licenses for generated voices. And in case for games the game developer could make the voice model freely available for mods of his game.(The mods are already using assets from the game, why not also audio?)
I would also find that very creepy and it would probably keep you from moving on.
I think there is a big difference between remembering what happened by looking at a photo or hearing an audio recording and having newly generated "content" from a deceased loved one.
Thanks!, that show sounds interesting. Will look into it.
Immortality is maybe the wrong word for what i have in mind. Its more eternal youth but you can still be killed.
Best analogy would be the elves in lord of the rings.
My hope would be that the higher life experience combined with a healthy body would allow us to be better as a species.
Media seems pretty dystopian and dark in general right now. I think that may influence the outlook of many regarding the future.
Certainly could turn out that way but i think there is also a big chance it will be way different and better then we think right now.
Didnt look too much into it but my gut feeling based on the price says its too cheap to be able to keep the lights on for centuries.
I would rather do a one time payment because they sure wont get money from me when i am dead. So a one time payment must basically be big enough to generate enough interest/stock market returns to make it worth their while too keep the lights on forever.
I dont see this with a 50€ Subscription.
Maybe they would do it like an ETF Investment Account which signs you up for Cyro Preservation after reaching a certain size. The money would have to be withdrawable while being alive though.
Dictator could pay more for it but would probably be to paranoid to actually do it until its proven technologically.
So my bet would be on the Noble Prize winner because of curiosity and good connections to the people working on the technology.
If the technology first emerges you could probably get it quite cheaply because its not proven yet. Afterwards there will be a scarity due to everyone wanting it which will drive prices up.
In the long run it becomes a free commodity due to being a net saving for governments.
But even if the rich and ruthless get it first, that doesnt matter much in the long run.
Medical improvements tend to get cheaper with time.
The incentives are there to provide it to everyone. And especially so in a democracy.
I think about it this way, although i dont have the money to sign up yet.(and don't want to do a rate plan while being young).
Basically every religion has some hope of afterlife/reincarnation.
So for non religious people this also kinda provides this hope.
And if it doesnt work out it is just a expensive funeral. If your dead body is burned, frozen or buried doesnt really matter in this case.
It would not only be for the rich. Healthcare cost are incredibly expensive especially later in live so governments have a strong inventive to provide it for everyone. Also people wont have to retire anymore (also great for government)
The most expensive part about it would probably be research, but since every person on the planet is a potential user and there a big savings in Healthcare and Pension i don't see costs being a problem.
Humans dont progress in terms of biological evolution anymore but instead technologically.
The increased lifespan would allow scientist to master multiple fields which would be great for progress.
While it would be sad to see so many species dying, i dont think it will affect the survival of humans.
If really needed bacterias and plants would be enough for humans to survive. Wouldnt be pleasant though, so we should try our best that it doesnt happen.
I just dont see the apocalyptic prophecies coming true.
Go Karts have relative weak engines and you have to accelerate a lot after curves.
Low weight is a big Advantage.
So at average women have an Advantage
My point was: Are people who live in an area for a long time happy if a low immigration area turns into a high immigration area.
High immigration(besides nearby catastrophes) usually means something good happended to the area. So people can have the same overall happiness but for different reasons.
For example: Job opportunities are better now, Property prices are rising(Great my home is worth more), but it feels less at home then before.
The exorbitant rents were the reason i didnt move to Munich, but Nuremberg.
Rent is a Gatekeeper though, only "succesfull" people can afford to live there. The conflict seems to be more about gentrification.
Also i personally dont know anybody who got negatively affected (besides closed school Gyms) by the refugee crisis, but many worry anyways.
Probaly Social Media makes it feel worse then it is,similar to people feeling less safe now despite way lower crime rates.
Which kinda makes sense. Why would you life in an area with high Immigration if you dont Like/Support it.
You would have to look at the data of people living in areas where Immigration just begins/recently started to see if they are happy about it
Two well informed people can come to different conclusions on the same topic despite both having access to the same information.
Its their underlying believes that makes both feel their opinion is right and logical.
If you want to change opinions you have to change the underlying believes that form them. And you have to do it in a way that they feel they figured it out on their own.
If you do it in a "push down the throat" way it will just make it worse.
In that light i dont think the ban was a good idea...
Instead we will probably see licenses for generated voices. And in case for games the game developer could make the voice model freely available for mods of his game.(The mods are already using assets from the game, why not also audio?)