{"id":7429,"date":"2023-10-03T05:14:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T05:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=7429"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:34:56","slug":"how-metaverse-enables-reunion-with-deceased-relatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/how-metaverse-enables-reunion-with-deceased-relatives\/","title":{"rendered":"How Metaverse Enables Reunion with Deceased Relatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a recent Metaverse-themed interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the company&#8217;s latest innovation in humanoid VR avatars. These Codec avatars are created using advanced scanning technology to produce 3D facial models of users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During their conversation, Fridman shared a heartfelt wish, saying, &#8220;I would love to communicate with my departed loved ones.&#8221; He then asked Zuckerberg about the future possibilities of making such interactions a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Metaverse-Enables-Reunion-with-Deceased-Relatives-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Metaverse-Enables-Reunion-with-Deceased-Relatives-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Metaverse-Enables-Reunion-with-Deceased-Relatives-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Metaverse-Enables-Reunion-with-Deceased-Relatives-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Metaverse-Enables-Reunion-with-Deceased-Relatives-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Metaverse-Enables-Reunion-with-Deceased-Relatives-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Metaverse-Enables-Reunion-with-Deceased-Relatives-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-Metaverse-Enables-Reunion-with-Deceased-Relatives-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Zuckerberg recognized the complexity of the concept, suggesting that creating a virtual representation of a deceased person through VR and AI might be possible but would involve certain &#8220;trade-offs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere may be ways that being able to interact with or relive certain memories could be helpful for someone who is grieving a lost loved one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further mentioned that there&#8217;s a potential for such interactions to become \u201cunhealthy\u201d and stated, \u201cI am not an expert on this topic, so I believe we need to explore and understand this issue more thoroughly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may also like this content<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent Metaverse-themed interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the company&#8217;s latest innovation in humanoid VR avatars. 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