The ethics of using AI to immortalize the dead
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The ethics of using AI to immortalize the dead

7:31 Mar 18, 2026
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There's an emerging industry that uses artificial intelligence to create simulations of people who've died. These post mortem avatars are also called griefbots.Some critics, including Tomasz Hollanek, a researcher at the University of Cambridge, say this practice raises a number of ethical issues. He walks us through the mechanics of how this technology works, and how it may or may not be used responsibly.
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