You could upload dead loved ones to your computer by end of year: tech guru

You may soon be able to catch up with friends and relatives who have passed away -- on your computer. Dr. Pratik Desai, a Silicon Valley computer scientist who has founded multiple Artificial Intelligence platforms, boldly predicts that a human being's "consciousness" could be uploaded onto digital devices by the end of the year. "Start regularly recording your parents, elders and loved ones," he urged Friday in a Twitter thread that's since racked up more 5.7 million views and tens of thousands of responses. "With enough transcript data, new voice synthesis and video models, there is a 100% chance that they will live with you forever after leaving physical body," Desai continued. "This should be even possible by end of the year."