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The King of Rock 鈥榥鈥� Roll Elvis Presley is set to conquer a new stage 鈥� artificial intelligence (AI).

A holographic AI version of Elvis Presley will regale audiences in London, Las Vegas, Berlin and Tokyo in a show called Elvis Evolution.

The stage show, which is created from thousands of personal photos and home-video footage, is from Layered Reality, a British company specialising in immersive experiences.

It follows the success of Abba Voyage, a virtual concert with avatars of the Swedish pop band.

JD King is an Elvis impersonator and the reigning Grand Champion Elvis Tribute Artist. He does not consider AI Elvis a threat to his industry. He told Newsday: 鈥淚鈥檓 tremendously excited鈥� I鈥檓 absolutely sure they will exist together because certainly at this point in technological history, AI cannot replace the human contact nature of someone actually being in the room with you鈥� you can鈥檛 do that with an algorithm.鈥�

(Picture: Elvis Presley performing in the 1970s. Credit: Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC handout via Reuters)

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