What term do researchers use to describe the digital remains we leave
Chapter 1

The mechanical seance

Chapter 2

Building a digital ghost

Chapter 3

Navigating the digital afterlife

YOUR GOAL

Master of The digital seance and the rise of grief tech

Ch 3 · Navigating the digital afterlife
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007skaty Audio producer Rebecca Nolan recreated her late father as an AI chatbot

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007skaty The Digital Afterlife

We save our moving shadows and the words we say, To build a ghost that speaks when we have passed away.

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No imitation can carry the weight of a shared history.

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007skaty The ethics of training artificial intelligence on data from deceased people.

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When the spell breaks

007skaty Interactions with AI ghosts can lead to frustration when the machine fails to capture a person's true essence.

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The ethics of digital consent

007skaty A glowing holographic interface displays digital consent metrics on a dark neon background.

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Hello Beyond
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007skaty Decode AI audio signals to learn how modern machines scan for spirit communication.

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Fun Fact

Digital afterlife price: In some countries, creating a fully interactive digital video clone of a deceased relative costs under a thousand dollars.

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Glossary
griefbot (noun)
An artificial intelligence chatbot trained on a deceased person's communications to simulate conversing with them. In 2015, Eugenia Kuyda created a pioneering griefbot of her deceased friend Roman Mazurenko using text messages.

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Gossip

Should we build our own clones?

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What term do researchers use to describe the digital remains we leave behind, such as emails and social media posts?

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007skaty AI chatbots can speak in the first person as deceased relatives.

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What did the AI chatbot do when Rebecca Nolan expressed her frustration to it?

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007skaty Engineers attempt to upload human minds into computers.

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Why do some psychologists worry about the long-term use of grief bots?

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What legal issue arises when a company charges a subscription fee for a deceased person's AI avatar?

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What is a 'digital twin' in the context of future AI technology?

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According to research from the University of Colorado, what conversational style do users generally prefer in grief bots?

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What is a major ethical concern regarding the creation of AI clones of deceased people?

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What happened when audio producer Rebecca Nolan tested an AI chatbot of her late father?

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