Future You enables users to have an online conversation with an AI-generated simulation of their potential future self.
By enabling users to chat with an older version of themselves, Future You is aimed at reducing anxiety and guiding young people to make better life choices.
The experience is designed primarily for students to envision their 60-70 years old self. The system is powered by OpenAI’s GPT3.5, which introduces itself as a potential older version of the user and is able to talk about its life experiences.
INTRO VIDEO: Have a conversation with your future self https://youtu.be/2IcYx-hmo3A?si=YJe_8QQMRAc4zu0R
Studies about conceptualizing one’s future self go back to at least the 1960s. One early method aimed at improving future self-continuity had people write letters to their future selves. More recently, researchers utilized virtual reality goggles to help people visualize future versions of themselves.
SOURCE MATERIAL : https://news.mit.edu/2024/ai-simulation-gives-people-glimpse-potential-future-self-1001
SOURCE MATERIAL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/05/ai-researchers-build-future-self-chatbot-to-inspire-wise-life-choices
SOURCE MATERIAL : https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.12514
FUTURE YOU WEBSITE : https://futureyou.media.mit.edu
