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The ethics of using AI to immortalize the dead

The ethics of using AI to immortalize the dead

Marketplace All-in-One

March 18, 20267m 31s

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Show Notes

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.