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Don’t Let AI Speak for the Dead

Don’t Let AI Speak for the Dead

Grief tech promises to keep your lost loved ones talking. But the real work of grief shouldn’t be outsourced.

CBS News recently reported on a growing sector of startups offering “generative ghosts.” These are AI chatbots trained on a dead person’s emails, photos, social media posts, and voice recordings, so that family and friends can keep talking with them after they’re gone.

Your mother’s voice, for $20 a month.

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