Two years after Suzanne Somers died following a decades-long battle with breast cancer, her widower is set to release a clone of the beloved “Three’s Company” star.
Alan Hamel, who married the actress in 1977, revealed he was moving forward with plans to create an intelligent version of his late wife.
“Obviously, Suzanne was very loved, not only by her family, but by millions of people,” he told People magazine in an interview published Tuesday. “One of the projects we have coming up is a really interesting project, the Suzanne AI Twin.”
According to Hamel, who shared a demonstration of the lifelike robot earlier this year, Somers had been tossing around the idea for decades with inventor Ray Kurzweil.
“He became our friend about 30 years ago and we talked about it,” Hamel said. “It took decades, but he knew it was going to happen and he shared that information with us. »
Hamel told the outlet about his wife’s whole idea as a way to “provide a service” to his fans and readers of his books who “need information about their health.”
“She said, ‘Let’s do it.’ That’s why we did it,” he said. “I love being able to make his wish come true.”
Once the AI clone is completed, which includes his training on the ThighMaster pioneer’s 27 books and hundreds of previously recorded interviews, he plans to put it on SuzanneSomers.com so fans can interact with it at any time.
Hamel said he considers the project “perfect,” even if it’s not quite ready for public consumption yet.
“When you look at the finished model next to the real Suzanne, you can’t tell the difference. It’s incredible,” he said. “I mean, I’ve been with Suzanne for 55 years, so I know what her face looks like, and when I look at them side by side, I really can’t tell which one is the real one and which one is the AI.”
Somers died in October 2023, one day before her 77th birthday, after living 23 years with breast cancer.
