The Dark Business of Bringing the Dead Back With AI
Tech startups are now using artificial intelligence to turnthe texts, voice memos, and digital footprints of deceased loved ones intointeractive "AI griefbots." In this investigative documentary, weexamine the billion-dollar digital afterlife industry—and ask whether syntheticavatars of the dead are helping families heal, or trapping them in a paidsubscription prison.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) The Illusion of Eternal Connection
(00:57) How Grief Bots are Built
(03:04) Core Conflict
(04:20) The Necessity
(05:26) Prolonged Grief Disorder
(06:44) The Business of Monetizing Loss
(07:42) Real Life…
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