Suzanne Somers AI Clone: A New Era
Suzanne Somers' widower, Alan Hamel, has announced a "Suzanne AI Twin." This digital twin is reportedly trained on 27 books and hundreds of interviews to sound and respond like Somers. Public access is planned 24/7 via Somers' official website, SuzanneSomers.com. This project raises questions about who benefits from such a digital afterlife and how it changes the culture of remembrance.
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Introduction
An "AI Twin" is a data-driven representation of a person. It is a language and knowledge model that learns patterns from publications, interviews, appearances, and other sources and reproduces them in conversations. Suzanne Somers (1946–2023) was a well-known actress, featured in shows such as " Three’s Company“ " and " „Step by Step“, ", as well as a successful entrepreneur and best-selling author with a strong focus on health topics, as Wikipedia notes. Alan Hamel describes the idea of a digital twin as a shared plan they pursued since the 1980s, inspired by discussions with the futurist. Ray Kurzweil. Ray Kurzweil.
Current Status
In October 2025, People exklusiv, reported that Alan Hamel presented a „Suzanne AI Twin“ and saw „keinen Unterschied“ to the real Suzanne. The project was previously demonstrated at a conference, with Hamel calling the result "perfect." The. San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle confirmed plans to make the twin publicly accessible via SuzanneSomers.com ..
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Suzanne Somers, whose digital legacy lives on through an AI clone.
For the training basis, Hamel mentions „alle 27 Bücher“ " and „hunderte Interviews“ by Somers, as People reports. For health answers, Hamel claims that medically reviewed interview content will be used; he refers to reviews by the brand. Life Extension – The implementation involves—partially mentioned in earlier reports—the companies – Hollo.AI Life Extension. conversational AI – Realbotix – Hollo.AI (humanoid robotics) are named; both already appeared together with a Somers robot at the Roth Conference, as Realbotix (Fox News) Robotics Tomorrow; confirm. Fox News Entertainment Weekly Robotics Tomorrow also summarizes the core claims.. Entertainment Weekly Analysis and Motivation.
Why such a project? First: digital culture of remembrance. Fans can continue to "experience" the artist's biography and stance, as
People: highlights. Second: brand maintenance. Somers' health and lifestyle business has heavily relied on direct dialogue with the community for years, as seen on People her website. . Third: media innovation. Companies like. Somers’ Hollo.AI and Realbotix position "AI Twins" as a new format, combining conversational ability (AI) with physical presence (robotics), as ihrer Website Robotics Tomorrow. reports. Industry observers like. Firmen The Ankler Robotics Tomorrow classify such projects as an emerging business model of "eternal" celebrity.. YouTube Video „The Ankler“ YouTube.
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Facts and Claims SXSW 2024 Confirmed: Hamel is working on an.
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no difference „Suzanne AI Twin“ ", training basis) originate from a documented interview with. Kernclaims („People“, The planned access via) was also described and picked up by regional media, as People. People SuzanneSomers.com and the People San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle report. The involvement of. is documented in conference and industry reports, including in Hollo.AI/Realbotix Robotics Tomorrow Robotics Tomorrow and Fox News.
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Alan Hamel with the digital likeness of his late wife Suzanne Somers.
It remains unclear whether and how the twin's medical answers will be curated and kept up-to-date.. People refers to medically reviewed interview content and Life-Extension-Checks, but a publicly accessible, independent review protocol is not available. Launch date, moderation, data protection, and monetization are also open.. Launch-Datum, The impression that the twin is.
the same person „wörtlich“ is false or misleading. Technically, it is a model that reproduces patterns from Somers' material—. not a revival. – Statements about complete indistinguishability are subjective and originate as a quote from. not from independent tests, as Hamel, reports. People Reactions and Criticism.
Beyond the Somers story, there is resistance to posthumous AI reconstructions. Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin Williams, asked fans to refrain from creating AI videos of her father; it is
as „nicht, was er gewollt hätte“, People People reports. Union-side,. SAG-AFTRA SAG-AFTRA is increasingly enforcing rules for digital replicas, such as consent and labeling. In California, laws restrict the unauthorized use of. , including protection for the estates of the deceased, as „Digital Replicas“ The Verge The Verge reports..
Outlook and Open Questions
When the Suzanne Somers AI Clone goes online, it may be exciting and delicate at the same time: closeness to the artist: but always filtered through training data and system boundaries, as People People. notes. In the future, check: Is the access official (domain, imprint), are answers designated as quote/ (Domain, Impressum), material (Archivmaterial) are there medical disclaimers, and who moderates abuse? For this, the ausgewiesen, official website medizinische Disclaimer, and reports like the one from wer moderiert Missbrauch? People die offizielle Website are relevant. For legal classification, People SAG-AFTRA Guidelines. and the der Blick auf SAG-AFTRA-Guidelines Digital Replica Laws die Digital-Replica-Gesetze.
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Open Questions
When does public access start on SuzanneSomers.com specifically, konkret, costs, as mit welchen Nutzungsbedingungen People Kosten, asks? How are People certified/monitored? and medizinische Aussagen what liability applies, as kenntlich gemacht People aktualisiert, addresses? What role do Hollo.AI/Realbotix play in und welche Haftung gilt, and ebenfalls bei People after the launch, as? Robotics Tomorrow Welche Rolle spielen Hollo.AI/Realbotix reports? Betrieb, Hosting comforting, irritating, or both, as the Datenverarbeitung nach dem Launch, San Francisco Chronicle Robotics Tomorrow speculates?? Conclusion Und schließlich: Wie reagieren Fans, wenn der Zwilling live mit ihnen interagiert The deep connection of Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel as the driving force behind the AI project. – The deep connection of Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel as the driving force behind the AI project. tröstend, irritierend oder beides, The Suzanne Somers AI Clone shows how intimate digital remembrance can seem today der San Francisco Chronicle Confirmed is that?
is pushing forward an official twin with an extensive data basis
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