Suzanne Somers’ legacy is set to endure, thanks to the transformative power of artificial intelligence.

The beloved actress, known for her role in “Three’s Company,” passed away at 76 in 2023 after battling cancer. However, her husband, Alan Hamel, has found a way to keep her spirit alive through the use of cutting-edge technology.

An ‘AI twin’ of Somers has been created, drawing from her past works and interviews. This digital replica reportedly has the ability to recall significant moments from her career, reflect on her marriage to Hamel, and even engage in conversation, as reported by The New York Post.

Hamel, now 89, is advancing this intriguing project—a venture Somers herself expressed interest in years ago when she first became aware of the technology. He shared these insights with People.

The news of this AI innovation prompted a wave of reactions on social media, with many drawing parallels to the dystopian themes of the series “Black Mirror.” One user commented that it “feels like an episode of Black Mirror,” while another humorously noted, “Makes Black Mirror look like Sesame Street.”

‘Makes Black Mirror look like sesame street,’ another remarked.

Suzanne Somers’ legacy will continue to endure thanks to the power of AI and her widower Alan Hamel; pictured 2019

‘Suzanne AI Twin’ is a robot trained off of various interviews and books completed by the late actress to preserve her memory; the ‘twin’ pictured

‘that’s enough twitter for one day,’ another said.

‘Seems kind of creepy,’ another posted.

‘I’m definitely getting Pet Cemetery AI edition vibes,’ one person tweeted. 

Hamel said he was impressed by a demo of ‘Suzanne AI Twin’ after a demo of the project was shown at a conference earlier this year.

‘It was Suzanne. And I asked her a few questions and she answered them, and it blew me and everybody else away,’ he told People. ‘When you look at the finished one next to the real Suzanne, you can’t tell the difference. 

‘It’s amazing. And I mean, I’ve been with Suzanne for 55 years, so I know what her face looks like, and when I just look at the two of them side by side, I really can’t tell which one is the real and which one is the AI.’

The AI has been trained on Somers’ various works in order to adequately recreate her, with Hamel saying the robot has been fed ‘all of Suzanne’s 27 books and a lot of interviews that she has done, hundreds of interviews, so that she’s really ready to be able to be asked any question at all and be able to answer it, because the answer will be within her.’

Somers was the brains behind the project after learning about the technology during the 80s.  

‘We have been friends with Ray Kurzweil. Bill Gates described Ray Kurzweil as the smartest man on the planet, which he is,’ he told People. ‘And he became our friend 30-some years ago and we talked about this. We knew it was coming. It took decades to happen, but he knew it was going to happen, and he shared that information with us.’

The robot was created by Realbotix Corp and can apparently has the ability to describe Somers’ acting career and her marriage to Hamel, according to the New York Post

‘So it was Suzanne’s idea. And she said, “I think we should do that. She said, I think it’ll be very interesting and we’ll provide a service to my fans and to people who have been reading my books who really want and need information about their health.” 

‘She said, “Let’s do it.” So that’s the reason we did it. And so I love being able to fulfill her wish.’ 

Speaking with The Post, he recalled his late wife telling him around 35-40 years ago, ‘I would really feel good about having a Suzanne Somers AI twin representing me.’ 

The robot was created by Realbotix Corp and Hamel has a larger vision for the AI twin that may see her on the small screen. 

Hamel intends on taking the twin ‘to the distributor of ‘Three’s Company’ and suggest we do some additional episodes’ once the robot is ‘perfected’, he told the CEO of AI company Hollo, according to The Post. 

Somers, pictured 2020, heartbreakingly died at age 76 in 2023

The couple were married for 45 years before her passing in 2023; pictured 2015

He also hopes to convince John Ritter’s estate to doing an AI model of the late Three’s Company star to continue the comedy series.  

‘I think she would smile a lot and be really happy about it,’ he said. ‘She would endorse it. I’m happy about it. My family is happy about it.’

Hamel intends on having the robot be an attraction for fans of the late star.  

‘Once I’m satisfied that we have everything, then we’ll put her on SuzanneSomers.com and we’ll invite all her fans and all our customers to come and talk to her. They can come and just hang out with her. They can ask her any questions they want. She’ll be available 24/7, and I think it’ll be really wonderful,’ he said.  

Somers was married to Hamel for 45 years prior to her passing at the age of 76 in October 2023.

Recently Hamel revealed the last thing his late wife told him – that she wanted him to move forward and enjoy his life without her.

Somers was the brains behind the project after learning about the technology during the 80

‘When it was clear that Suzanne was not going to recover in the final days of her life on this planet, before she crossed over, she said to me, “I don’t want you to mope around after I’m gone,”‘ Hamel – who is now in a new relationship – told People in June. 

He added, ‘I actually never heard the expression “mope around” before. I said, “So you mean I shouldn’t sit at home and feel sorry for myself?” She said, “I want you to live your life. You have a great life. You have a great family. You have great friends. I want you to live your life.”‘

He further explained, ‘The last 42 years of our relationship, we did not spend even one hour apart, and it wasn’t planned.’

He said of their inseparable dynamic: ‘We didn’t plan it. It just evolved that way. It’s pretty strange, relative to most marriages, but it worked for us.’