There is a part of the most recent episode of Black Mirror which deals with this (sort of, at least), totally worth checking out if this is an idea that interes

There is a part of the most recent episode of Black Mirror which deals with this (sort of, at least), totally worth checking out if this is an idea that interests you. EDIT: In a comment below, the team mentioned this was their inspiration. Life imitate art imitates life. Cool!