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The "grief tech" firms helping users create talking avatars of their dead relatives.

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[–] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

This is an episode of Black Mirror

[–] regrub@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

Automating the closing of accounts and whatnot for the deceased is a good idea. Everything else... not so much. I don't think many people would want a AI chatbot pretending to be them when they're gone.

[–] steakmeoutt@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 months ago

Awful. Just awful. A parent of mine just recently passed away and I miss them every day. I would never do this ghoulish thing.

[–] maquise@ttrpg.network 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Skyline969@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago

You get us a helicopter, I’ll grab the nuke.

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure this is how Pantheon started

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Pretty sure this is how religion started