Sharon Osbourne unveils AI Ozzy hologram nearly a year after his death: 'You can ask him anything' (www.msn.com)

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Ozzy Osbourne may be gone, but his family is making sure fans will still be able to hear from the Prince of Darkness for years to come.

According to a report from the Daily Mail published on Friday, May 22, Ozzy’s widow, Sharon Osbourne, and son Jack Osbourne revealed plans for an AI-powered digital avatar of the late Black Sabbath rocker. The hologram will reportedly allow fans to interact with a virtual version of Ozzy using his voice, likeness and personality.

“You can ask [the digital] Ozzy anything, and he will answer you in his own voice – and the answers will be what Ozzy would have said,” Sharon, 73, said at the convention, per the publication.

“We’re going to take it all around the world. People can talk to him and he will talk back. Elvis died 50 years ago, and everybody knows Elvis. I just want that for Ozzy,” she added.

However, not everyone was on board with the projects.

“They’re still trying [to] squeeze money out of this man. Let him rest,” one X user wrote.

Another added, “Im sorry that’s ghoulish as f**k, I grew up listening to the man and Alice Cooper in my early teens, but no to this.”

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[-] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 34 points 18 hours ago

Worth remembering that this is a story about an AI company preying on the emotional vulnerability of an elderly widow.

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 36 points 18 hours ago

Sharon was the brains behind Ozzy. Milking him for profit was why she was the real bread winner of the family. Ozzy would love it.

[-] Codpiece@feddit.uk 24 points 18 hours ago

And their son, who should know better.

[-] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 18 points 18 hours ago

Nah bro she was always a money hungry piece of shit and ozzy was cool with that.

[-] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 6 points 15 hours ago

I suspect that it was this way because he knew exactly that he would have died long ago from his drug abuse if it weren't for her. That she was good at using him so they could pay their bills was just an extra.

[-] etherphon@piefed.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Yeah I mean at that age she probably can't really tell the difference between this technology and any other, it's like something from the Sharper Image catalog or some shit. I guess I can see how older folks could get caught up in it. But you have to take a step back from the novelty sometimes.

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