Interviewed about Chatbots of the Dead

Alexis M Elder

Geography and Philosophy

Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview

Description

The story is going to be about the use of AI and other technologies in order to "bring back" dead loved ones. Some examples are chatbots that have been modeled to simulate a loved one's voice or text messages, or the StoryFile AI that recently simulated a dead grandmother in the UK. The author wanted to explore this intersection of technology and the grieving process, diving into the hairy ethical nature of the issue and exploring how it might (re)define what life and loss looks like.

Period	Oct 27 2022

Media contributions

Title	People Are Going Full ‘Black Mirror’ to Bring Back the Dead
Media name/outlet	The Daily Beast
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United States
Date	10/27/22
Description	What these businesses are doing for grieving and loss is what Uber did for taxis and buses: disrupting, innovating, and making things a whole lot more complicated.
Producer/Author	Tony Ho Tran
URL	https://www.thedailybeast.com/chatbots-by-james-vlahos-and-hereafter-ai-are-letting-you-talk-to-the-dead
Persons	Alexis M Elder

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Keywords

chatbot
artificial inteligence
death
simulation
ethics