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fromNature
13 hours ago

Ready or not, the digital afterlife is here

Her digital seance was not cathartic, nor did it give her any closure. After an emotional two hours of hearing her father's voice from the machine, which she dubbed Dadbot, she ended the conversation, never to interact with it again. "Saying goodbye to Dadbot was surprisingly hard," she says. "When I finished and turned it off, I spent the rest of the day feeling like I had done something wrong."
Mental health
Digital life
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 months ago

Griefbots Create Ethical and Privacy Concerns around Digital Death and Immortality

Digital life after death is becoming more accepted and commercialized, raising ethical concerns.
The concept of 'griefbots' is transforming grief and mourning practices in contemporary society.
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