The Digital Bereavement Industry: Where Grief Meets Tech The rise of "generative ghosts" – AI powered digital simulations of deceased loved ones – has sparked a heated debate about the intersection of technology and grief.
Proponents claim these chatbots offer a lifeline for those struggling to cope with loss, while critics warn of potential emotional exploitation.
Generative ghosts are rooted in large language models (LLMs) that recreate a deceased person's voice, mannerisms, and personality traits by training on vast amounts of data, including social media posts, emails, audio recordings, and photos.