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ELVIS Presley and Marilyn Monroe have been brought back from the dead using AI tech to see how they would look today as pensioners.

Elvis Presley at 87 pictures the legend rock slimmed down even though he died aged 42 after years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habits.

Elvis Presley is pictured at 878

Elvis Presley is pictured at 87Credit: Micah Daigle
Elvis Presley died in 1977 after years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habits8

Elvis Presley died in 1977 after years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habitsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Do you recognise this tragic A-lister aged 62, who died in a car crash in 1997

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Do you recognise this tragic A-lister aged 62, who died in a car crash in 1997Credit: Micah Daigle
It was of course Princess Diana

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It was of course Princess DianaCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Marilyn Monroe, at 98, is a wizened star even though her candle burned out at 36 years old in 1962.

Designer Micah Daigle also imagined Princess Diana at 62, who died in a car crash in 1997.

Freddie Mercury is also at 77, who passed from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS in 1991.

Elsewhere, recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) has led people being digitally reincarnated online, without permission.

These so-called ‘ghostbots’ are being made from the digital footprints people leave behind when they pass away, often in the form of old social media accounts.

The power of AI means these digital shadows can be turned into chatbots, deepfakes or even holographs that can replicate the voice, face and even personality of a dead person.

However, there is a risk that they will be hijacked by cyber criminals to target bereaved families for money.

This music star who died in 1991 is pictured at 77

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This music star who died in 1991 is pictured at 77Credit: Micah Daigle
The star is Freddie Mercury who passed away from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS

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The star is Freddie Mercury who passed away from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDSCredit: BBC
This iconic glamour queen is pictured here at 98

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This iconic glamour queen is pictured here at 98Credit: Micah Daigle
Marilyn Monroe's candle burned out at 36 years old in 1962

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Marilyn Monroe’s candle burned out at 36 years old in 1962Credit: AP:Associated Press

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