Sharon Osbourne Blasts 'Cash Grab' Critics Amid Controversy Over Ozzy AI Project

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Sharon Osbourne Blasts 'Cash Grab' Critics Amid Controversy Over Ozzy AI Project

Sharon Osbourne Sharon Osbourne has hit back at the suggestion that a new project recreating her late husband Ozzy ’s likeness using AI technology is a “cash grab”. Last month, Sharon and the rest of the Osbourne family unveiled plans to create a digital avatar based on the Black Sabbath frontman’s image in collaboration with tech companies Hyperreal and Proto Hologram. The former X Factor judge said at the time that the family intended to take the digital avatar “all around the world”, allowing fans to have the opportunity to “talk to” Ozzy and have him “talk back” to them. During the latest instalment of The Osbournes Podcast , Sharon took on critics who branded the plans a “cash grab” exercise. “Technology moves on,” she said. “And I’m sorry for those people. I’m not asking you to come. I don’t want your fucking money. I don’t need your fucking money. I’m doing very well.” She continued: “For somebody to turn around to me and say I’m doing a cash grab? No, you don’t know my husband, OK? I know my husband. “My husband would say to me over and over, ‘After I go, how long do you think I’ll be remembered?’.” Her son Jack Osbourne added: “Either we do it or someone else is gonna do it. And for me, it’s not about pretending he’s still alive. It’s making sure he’s never forgotten.” Shortly after the Ozzy AI project was announced in May, Jack insisted that the idea was a “tasteful” one , in response to early scepticism from some critics. “It’s not gonna be fucking lame,” he claimed. “This isn’t just like hooking up an image of my dad to ChatGPT. “This is some high-level technology that we’re gonna be working with, and it’s gonna feel very real, and it’s kind of wild how it will be utilised.” READ MORE: Rod Stewart Raises Eyebrows With 'Distasteful' And 'Bizarre' AI Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne Brit Award Winner Displays Support For Palestine During Sharon Osbourne's Speech Ozzy Osbourne's Family Join Thousands Of Fans In Paying Their Respects Ahead Of His Funeral

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