'Digital twins' will make decisions for us - and even console loved ones after we die by 2020, futurist claims | Daily Mail Online

The claims were made by futurist and system theorist John Smart

He believes we will have 'digital twins' within the next five years

These twins could act like digital personal secretaries or agents

They could also, one day, have human faces and hold conversations

In addition, when people die, loved ones could converse with digital versions of ourselves long after our death

Apps already exist that offer similar tools including Siri and Google Now

The claims signal a step towards the futurist theory of singularity

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