Tag: deathbots
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Can AI Help You Talk to the Dead? A Grounded Look at Deathbots and Digital Afterlives
What are Deathbots, and why do we care? The term “deathbot” is used to describe AI systems designed to imitate the voices, writing styles, and imagined personalities of deceased individuals. Propelled by advances in natural language processing, these chatbots promise a kind of digital afterlife: a way to remember, converse with, and potentially comfort those…
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Can AI Talk to the Dead? Exploring Deathbots and Digital Afterlives
Can AI Really Talk to the Dead? As memory, mind, and media researchers push the boundaries of artificial intelligence, a provocative question persists: can AI faithfully replicate conversations with people who have died? The recent study published in Memory, Mind & Media investigates exactly this, testing AI-driven “deathbots” that simulate the voices, memories, and personalities…