LA Comic Con plans to charge $20 to speak with Stan Lee hologram

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00:00Marvel's Stan Lee is making a comeback. Kind of. At this year's LA Comic Con,

00:04Marvel fans can meet a cutting-edge AI hologram of Stan Lee, the famous comic

00:09book writer, editor, publisher, and producer for Marvel Comics.

00:13Holy s**t! Aren't you? Oh, Stan Lee.

00:18Once inside, you can either snag a photo or a one-on-one, three-minute

00:22conversation with the co-creator of characters like Spider-Man and the

00:25Fantastic Four. According to Bob Cibouni, head of the Stan Lee Legacy Programs,

00:29the AI will only riff on topics Lee genuinely discussed in his lifetime,

00:33faithful in spirit, context, and intent, never tossing random words into his mouth.

00:37The hologram magic comes courtesy of Proto-Hologram, working alongside

00:41Avatar experts at HyperReal. They say their goal is to create a life like Stan Lee

00:45that might surprise you by popping up unannounced to intro a panel or drop a

00:49classic, EXCELSI-A! It's been nearly seven years since Stan Lee passed away at 95 and

00:55die-hard fans are thrilled to re-engage with the comic book king. Calling it

00:59the ultimate homage. But others worry it's straying into uncanny valley territory and

01:03creating a slippery slope for AI resurrections of beloved figures.

01:07So, is this hologram a heartfelt tribute or a high-tech gimmick? What celebrity

01:11hologram would you want to talk to? Let us know in the comments and of course,

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