This Obsidian vault is your gateway to exploring the world of Digital AI Twins - technologies that recreate human personalities, characteristics, and behaviors through artificial intelligence. Whether you’re a researcher, technologist, or curious observer, this collection offers a comprehensive exploration of this emerging field.

Key Overview Documents

Start your journey with these comprehensive overviews:

The Rise of AI Twins - A detailed exploration of human-like digital assistants, their technological foundations, business applications, and future implications
AI Waifus - Creating Digital Partners - An in-depth look at AI companions, from early experiments to modern implementations, including ethical considerations and real-world examples
Chatting with the Living and the Dead - Analysis of using AI to create digital representations of both living and deceased individuals, with case studies and ethical implications
Timeline of Digital Twins and AI-Powered Digital Personas - A comprehensive chronology from ELIZA to modern AI companions, tracking the evolution of digital personas
Timeline of Digital Girlfriends - Waifus - A focused history of AI companion technology, particularly in the context of virtual relationships and digital companionship

Core Concepts

Our knowledge base is organized into three main categories in the Atoms directory:

Organizations

Explore the companies and institutions shaping the future of Digital AI Twins:

Technology leaders like OpenAI, Google, and Soul Machines
AI companion companies like Replika, Character.AI, and HereAfter AI
Japanese innovators like Crypton Future Media (creators of Hatsune Miku) and Groove X
Regulatory bodies including the European Commission and Federal Office for Information Security

Topics

Dive deep into key concepts and themes:

Core Technologies: Digital Twins, Emotional AI, Machine Learning
Applications: Workplace AI Twins, AI Co-pilots, Digital Customer Twin
Ethical Considerations: AI Ethics, Digital Resurrection Ethics, AI Safety
Cultural Impact: Japanese AI Companionship, Digital Relationships, AI Companionship in Fiction
Future Perspectives: Digital Immortality, Technological Singularity, Posthumanism

People

Meet the visionaries and innovators:

Technology Leaders: Ray Kurzweil, Eric Schmidt, Josh Bersin
Japanese Robotics Pioneers: Hiroshi Ishiguro, Masahiro Mori, Takanori Shibata
Fictional Characters: Samantha (Her), Data (Star Trek), HAL 9000
Real-World Cases: Roman Mazurenko, Joshua Barbeau, Caryn Marjorie

Key Areas of Exploration

Digital Companionship

AI Companionship and its evolution
Japanese AI Companionship and Digital Twins
Digital Relationship Ethics
Physical AI Embodiment

Workplace Applications

Ethical & Regulatory Landscape

Cultural & Social Impact

Getting Started

Browse by Category: Start in the Atoms directory and explore Organizations, Topics, or People based on your interests
Follow the Links: Use Obsidian’s bidirectional linking to discover related concepts
Deep Dive: Each topic has detailed research and analysis waiting to be explored

Research Methodology

This collection combines:

Academic research and analysis
Real-world case studies and implementations
Cultural and philosophical perspectives
Science fiction influences and speculative futures

Contributing

Feel free to:

Add new connections between existing concepts
Expand on topics with additional research
Share your insights and perspectives
Suggest new areas for exploration

Sources

Our research is backed by detailed synthesized analysis in the Sources/Synthesized directory. Key deep dives include:

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