LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 18: A holographic image of Michael Jackson performs onstage during the 2014 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 18, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Billboard Awards 2014/Getty Images for DCP)Holograms are about to turn dead celebrities into pitchmen–and “live” performers.

Can we just agree that the idea of dead people conducting “live” performances is yet another example of how the future can sometimes catch us by surprise.

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