Disney actor dragged for Black Mirror-like AI app where you talk to dead relatives

It’s actually so creepy


Disney actor Callum Worthy just posted a super creepy ad for an AI app that lets you talk to dead relatives, and honestly, I’m so uncomfortable.

34-year-old Callum Worthy is best known for his role as Dez on Disney Channel’s Austin and Ally. He’s been in a bunch of other random films and TV shows since then, but his most recent career move has nothing to do with acting.

Seemingly out of nowhere, he posted a video on X yesterday promoting an AI app called 2wai. The video starts with a pregnant woman showing an AI version of her dead mum her baby bump. As the baby, a boy named Charlie, gets older, the advert shows his AI grandma supporting him through a bunch of life milestones, even telling her she’s going to be a great-grandmother.

It ends by showing Grandma when she was still alive, being filmed for her 2wai avatar.

“With 2wai, three minutes can last forever,” the advert said.

 

The eerie premise of 2wai  reminds a lot of people of Black Mirror episodes like Be Right Back, and they’re dragging Callum Worthy for co-founding and promoting this app. The tweet has over 5k replies brutally tearing apart the entire concept of “talking” to dead relatives with AI.

“This is one of the most vile things I’ve seen in my life,” said one X post with over 30k likes – 25k more than the actual video.

“Oh goody, another way for people to completely lose touch with reality and avoid the normal process of grief,” said another reply.

The app is officially out right now, and you can talk to AI versions of Shakespeare, AI life coaches and dentists, and even AI Callum Worthy.

It’s free to download but once it’s out of beta it will run on a tiered, subscription based format. 2wai haven’t publicly disclosed a price yet, but judging from the price of other similar premium AI apps, it won’t be cheap.

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