Immortality Through Google

February 17, 2005 | Source: Wired News

Digital artist David Sullivan’s Ego Machine uses Google to project Sullivan’s soul into the future.

His remains will be integrated into a computer processor. A virtual agent running on the computer that contains his ashes will scour the web for mentions of his name. As the mentions increase, an on-screen image of Sullivan will morph into an image of his younger self. But if the mentions decline, Sullivan’s image will age, deteriorate and eventually fade away.