Meanwhile, her son Jack Osbourne insisted the venture will be \u201ctasteful\u201d because it uses \u201cclosed AI\u201d, meaning it isn\u2019t connected to the internet and relies on a database containing \u201conly information that either my dad said or was written accurately about him\u201d.<\/p>\n
Jack added: \u201cThis is going to be tasteful and the reaction\u2026 It\u2019s innovative. It\u2019s either we do it or someone else is gonna do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, it\u2019s not about pretending he\u2019s still alive. It\u2019s making sure he\u2019s never forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sharon and Jack announced the project at The Enduring Legacy of a Rock Icon and His Family: Ozzy Osbourne and The Osbournes talk at Licensing Expo recently, where they confirmed \u201cDigital Ozzy\u201d is already deep in development through a partnership between Hyperreal and Proto Hologram.<\/p>\n
Hyperreal \u2013 the company behind the patented Digital DNA process \u2013 is building Ozzy\u2019s authenticated avatar, while Proto will power the holographic presence that allows the virtual Ozzy to appear, move and speak in real time.<\/p>\n
Together, the companies say the technology will enable the avatar to hold conversations with fans and respond exactly as Ozzy would.<\/p>\n
Sharon told the audience she was stunned by the creative potential of the project.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cThe things that you can do with that are just endless.\u201d<\/p>\n
Not everyone is convinced, but Jack insists people are going to be amazed by how lifelike it is.<\/p>\n
Responding to the backlash on his YouTube channel, he said: \u201cHere\u2019s the thing, it\u2019s gonna be so tasteful what we\u2019re doing. It\u2019s not gonna be f****** lame.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really complex what we\u2019re doing. This isn\u2019t just like hooking up an image of my dad to ChatGPT. This is some high-level technology that we\u2019re gonna be working with, and it\u2019s gonna feel very real, and it\u2019s kind of wild how it will be utilised.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also revealed he discussed the idea with his father before his death last July.<\/p>\n
Jack insisted: \u201cIt\u2019s really cool, and it\u2019s something that I think my dad would be into.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe actually talked about it before he passed, about doing something like this. So, yeah. I know he would be into this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fans won\u2019t have long to wait. Digital Ozzy is set to appear in Proto Luma units in both the UK and US beginning late summer, marking the first phase of what could become a major new chapter in the Osbourne legacy.<\/p>\n
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