Can my ‘grief bot’ replace me after I die?
On the Chinese internet, resurrecting a loved one is as easy as buying toilet paper or orange juice. For just a few dollars, you can go on Taobao, the Chinese version of Amazon, upload a photo and commission a video of a deceased relative voicing the last words you never heard. For a few hundred dollars more, advanced versions of these avatars can hold full-on conversations from beyond the grave.
It’s called grief tech, and it’s taking off in China, where people are turning deceased friends and family into avatars. Experts say these grief bots are part of a wider ecosystem of companion bots, from AI boyfriends to AI therapists, which are fulfilling emotional needs.
So I decided to create a digital afterlife version of myself. Could it replace me when I die, and is this the future of grief?
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