Eternal You

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Eternal You

2024

1h 27m

Documentary

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What if you never had to say goodbye to a loved one? What if death and grief were concerns of the past? Filmmakers Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck pose these questions and more while examining one of the latest major breakthroughs in AI technology -- open language models that enable realistic conversations with virtual reality avatars built using characteristics of the deceased. In essence, bringing the dead to digital life. Through interviews with end-users, tech experts, journalists, programmers and psychologists, a broad and analytical account unfolds to reveal the far-reaching and often disturbing implications of this new technology. "A sprawling portrait of the emerging business that is digital afterlife technology," (Rolling Stone), ETERNAL YOU both glimpses what the future of death in capitalism holds and examines what the human costs might be.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (LAist)

This is a really creepy movie... Really eye-opening.

Feb 11, 2025

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Alissa Wilkinson

New York Times

In a wide-ranging and somewhat rambling manner, it is about humans’ desperation to find meaning in life wherever they can, and how companies are rushing to fill that gap and inspire almost religious devotion, even in the professionals making the tools.

Jan 24, 2025

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

Beyond the emotional element, “Eternal You” raises intriguing ethical questions about this burgeoning use of technology.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 24, 2025

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

Eternal You is an excellent documentary because it engages you along the way, and you’re constantly wrestling with the issue long after the credits roll.

Rated: 9/10

Jan 28, 2025

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

... invite audiences to hear two-sides of a complex issue that meets at the crossroads of science, ethics, morality, and faith as business owners, users, and various experts examine the current state of A.I. use to prolong someone’s life ...

Rated: 4/5

Jan 24, 2025

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Philip Bagnall

Loud and Clear Reviews

Eternal You wants to warn of the dangers of human-aping AI, but is largely a toothless exercise in headshaking, with little interrogative instinct.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 20, 2025

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What if you never had to say goodbye to a loved one? What if death and grief were concerns of the past? Filmmakers Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck pose these questions and more while examining one of the latest major breakthroughs in AI technology -- open language models that enable realistic conversations with virtual reality avatars built using characteristics of the deceased. In essence, bringing the dead to digital life. Through interviews with end-users, tech experts, journalists, programmers and psychologists, a broad and analytical account unfolds to reveal the far-reaching and often disturbing implications of this new technology. "A sprawling portrait of the emerging business that is digital afterlife technology," (Rolling Stone), ETERNAL YOU both glimpses what the future of death in capitalism holds and examines what the human costs might be.

Director: Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck
Producer: Christian Beetz, Georg Tschurtschenthaler
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 24, 2025
Runtime: 1h 27m

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