Cameron Boyce’s Digital Human Draws 10 Million Mourners in First VR Memorial Service
LOS ANGELES — A decade after his tragic passing, actor and activist Cameron Boyce became the first celebrity to debut a fully interactive AI hologram at a live-streamed memorial. Digital Resurrection Technologies Inc. unveiled “Cameron Boyce Eternal,” a hyper-realistic virtual being trained on his actual journals, home videos, and philanthropic speeches. The hologram not only flawlessly mimics his mannerisms but also holds spontaneous conversations about epilepsy research and climate justice—issues Boyce championed. As the digital entity delivered a speech from “beyond the veil,” millions simultaneously logged into the metaverse, sparking a global debate on digital legacy ethics, grief commodification, and the right to be resurrected. One fan called it “the most beautiful, disturbing thing I’ve ever seen.”