Suzanne Somers’ husband Alan Hamel has unveiled an AI clone of her, two years after the actress’ passing.
She died on October 2023
Actress and author Suzanne Somers died in October 2023, according to her publicist R. Couri Hay, who said in a statement at the time, “Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th.”
She battled breast cancer
“She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years,” the statement added.
“Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband Alan, her son Bruce, and her immediate family.”
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Hamel has now made an AI clone of her
Now, two years after Somers’ death, her husband Hamel is sharing plans that the pair discussed for around two decades.
According to People, he said, “Obviously, Suzanne was greatly loved, not only by her family, but by millions of people.”
He made her an ‘AI Twin’
“One of the projects that we have coming up is a really interesting project, the Suzanne AI Twin,” Hamel added per the outlet.
He detailed the AI clone of Somers at a conference earlier this year, claiming that ‘you can’t tell the difference’ between real and AI Somers.
Hamel explained the model
The husband said, “It was Suzanne. And I asked her a few questions and she answered them, and it blew me and everybody else away.”
“When you look at the finished one next to the real Suzanne, you can’t tell the difference. It’s amazing.”
He ‘can’t tell which one is AI’
Hamel went on, “And I mean, I’ve been with Suzanne for 55 years, so I know what her face looks like, and when I just look at the two of them side by side, I really can’t tell which one is the real and which one is the AI.”
The AI looked through her books and interviews
In order to achieve Somers’ likeness, the AI learned about her life and way of speaking through her 27 books as well as past interviews she’s done.
According to Hamel, this means ‘she’s really ready to be able to be asked any question at all and be able to answer it, because the answer will be within her’.
Hamel also spoke about the first time they talked
The husband also touched on the first time he experienced Somers’ AI. He recalled, “The first time I spoke to Suzanne AI, for the first two or three minutes, it was a little strange.”
“But after that, I forgot about the fact that I was talking to a robot and asking her questions and getting answers, and it happens that fast for me, getting used to the whole idea.”
