Could Artificial Intelligence Help Him Grieve?
Eight years after his fiancee died of a rare liver disease at 23, Joshua Barbeau, still grieving, began texting with an artificial intelligence simulation of her. Barbeau and the Chronicle's Jason Fagone join Cecilia Lei to tell the story.
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Show Notes
Joshua Barbeau was 26 when his fiancee, Jessica Pereira, died from a rare liver disease. Eight years later, still grieving, he turned to Project December, a website that allowed him to text with an artificial intelligence simulation of Jessica. The Chronicle's Jason Fagone talks to host Cecilia Lei about his story about love and A.I., and Joshua Barbeau discusses how a chatbot helped him cope with loss. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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