Passdown Project
Exploring how we "pass down" things to our children and grandchildren in an increasingly digital world
Passdown Project
Century-Scale Storage
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6/ To add a bit more color:
- the last major innovation in history and how we experienced it was Wikipedia, which was a landmark
- LLMs and AI now offer a new modality to store information and make it experiential
- even then, the methods by which we collect primary data for history, and how... See more
Alexandr Wangx.comEssay: The digital death of collecting - by Kyle Chayka - Kyle Chayka Industries
Kyle Chaykakylechayka.substack.comThe 1000 word Save Wisdom Questions. – SaveWisdom.org
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Memory Banks | Are.na Editorial
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StoryFile Memories is a cloud-based file storage system in which people can upload all manner of digital artifacts - images, video and sound recording - to become an interactive AI of their "authentic self" intended to live after death and communicate with the bereaved. ( 8 ) With plans ranging from $1 per question to a one-time, all-access price... See more
Sarah Wambold & Rem Moore: Only Loss
Griefbots, Deadbots, Postmortem Avatars: on Responsible Applications of Generative AI in the Digital Afterlife Industry - Philosophy & Technology
Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basińskalink.springer.com
In recent years, there have been studies that designate digital hoarding as a subtype of psychological hoarding disorder. Much like physical hoarders, the subjects of these studies found it emotionally distressing to discard stored data, citing a fear of wasted potential for future use.