Freek de Jonge works with students on AI model based on his life’s work

Dutch comedian Freek de Jonge is working with students at Utrecht University and Eindhoven University of Technology on an AI model based on his complete body of work, which he says could let people converse with a digital version of him. [1]

De Jonge confirmed the project on NPO Radio 1 on Wednesday, after it was reported by the Leeuwarder Courant. He said his interviews, novels and recordings would be put into a database, with a language model added to generate questions or answers. [1]

He said he was not doing it for the money, but argued that artists and writers should consider how AI could help make their work available to others. The article gives no completion date. De Jonge, 82, joked that the project could take another 30 years, adding that he hoped to enjoy it himself and that the team should hurry. [1]