The-14Apr 29
AI ‘deadbots’ can fuel pathological grief and affect how we deal with death
#AI #Ethics #DigitalAfterlife #Privacy #DataProtection #Grief #Immortality #MentalHealth #Technology #Society #HumanRights #Psychology #Future #GriefBots #Innovation #Death
https://the-14.com/ai-deadbots-can-fuel-pathological-grief-and-affect-how-we-deal-with-death/
AI ‘deadbots’ can fuel pathological grief and affect how we deal with death | The-14

AI “deadbots” raise ethical concerns about grief, privacy, and identity, reshaping how humans face death while risking emotional harm and digital misuse.

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Ian Forrester | @cubicgardenFeb 24

Me and @sammarger talked about what a machine readable wishes could do for #social death. Mentioning #griefbots in the #fosdem presentation

https://machinereadablewishes.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/wishes-on-the-fediverse/

Well its no joke... #Meta was granted a patent around same space of grief bots but took it to a super creepy

Meta patented an #AI that lets you keep posting from beyond the grave

https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted-patent-for-ai-llm-bot-dead-paused-accounts-2026-2

Wishes on the Fediverse?

Machine readable wishes has been accepted to talk at the European Free and Open source conference (FOSDEM) If you are in Brussels for the conference, here is the talk which will centre on what mach…

Machine Readable Wishes
The-14Feb 5
An ‘AI afterlife’ is now a real option – but what becomes of your legal status?
#Tech #AI #AIEthics #DigitalAfterlife #GriefTech #TechCriticism #TechAndLaw #PrivacyRights #TechEthics #DataOwnership #AIRegulation #DigitalIdentity #GriefBots #HumanRights
https://the-14.com/an-ai-afterlife-is-now-a-real-option-but-what-becomes-of-your-legal-status/
An ‘AI afterlife’ is now a real option – but what becomes of your legal status? | The-14

AI-driven digital afterlives raise urgent legal and ethical questions about consent, ownership, identity and responsibility after death in a growing grief tech industry.

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Brad RosenheimNov 26, 2025

It's official. We are living in the Black Mirror.

#LateStageCapitalism
#BlackMirror
#GriefBots

https://metro.co.uk/2025/11/25/ai-company-ceo-says-griefbots-help-people-stay-connected-dead-24789004/

'Griefbots' help people 'stay connected' with loved ones who have died

Justin Harrison started You, Only Virtual (YOV) after his mother was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. The company began to preserve this relationship with his mother, building a digital avatar of her – known as a Versona – for after she passed.

Metro
botwiki.orgApr 30, 2025

Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basińska, a research fellow at the Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge, explores how new technologies like "AI" chatbots are reshaping our understanding of death, loss and grief.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/griefbots-create-digital-immortality-and-raise-ethical-concerns-around-ai/

#technology #ai #griefbots

Griefbots Create Digital Immortality and Raise Ethical Concerns around AI Chatbots

AI chatbots called “griefbots” or “deadbots” offer our loved ones a new digital way to grieve but raise ethical and privacy concerns.

Scientific American
Show thread🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉Dec 19, 2024

Erleben Sie die Zukunft der Kommunikation! 🌌 Für nur 9 Euro können Menschen mit ihren verstorbenen Angehörigen sprechen. 💬 Doch Vorsicht: Es gibt Risiken, die man kennen sollte! Informieren Sie sich über diese faszinierende, aber auch gefährliche Möglichkeit. 🔍 #GesprächMitVerstorbenen #Technologie #Risiken #Telepolis #griefbots #newz

https://www.telepolis.de/features/Fuer-nur-9-Euro-koennen-Sie-mit-toten-Angehoerigen-reden-aber-Sie-sollten-die-Risiken-kennen-9714579.html

Meinung: :/

Für nur 9 Euro können Sie mit toten Angehörigen reden – aber Sie sollten die Risiken kennen

Chatbots als digitale Nachbildungen Verstorbener: Ethiker warnen vor Wagnissen und Manipulation. Die Debatte steht am Anfang. Die Vermarktung ist in vollem Gang.

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🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉Dec 19, 2024
A fascinating new venture called Life's Echo is pushing the boundaries of AI! 🤖✨ This innovative company creates interactive simulations of loved ones who have passed away, allowing families to converse with their "digital ghosts." Imagine asking your AI Echo about cherished memories! 💬💔 It's both touching and a bit eerie. Explore more about this groundbreaking technology here: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/now-ai-can-keep-you-alive-after-youre-gone-and-its-as-creepy-as-it-sounds #AI #DigitalAfterlife #LifeEcho #creepyaf #blackmirror #griefbots
Now AI can keep you alive after you’re gone, and it’s as creepy as it sounds

DMs from beyond this life

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Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦Oct 17, 2024

Tech capitalist 1: Grief is a terrible thing, isn't it?

Tech capitalist 2: Totally. I mean, how on earth do you monetise it?

Tech capitalist 1: Ah, I'm glad you asked...

#AI #GriefBots #DystopianFutureToday

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/05/13/artificial-intelligence-bots-death-christianity-247885

The false promise of keeping a loved one ‘alive’ with A.I. grief bots

With the creation of A.I., anthropomorphized chatbots are one critical example of how the rapidly advancing technology is testing the limits of the human condition.

America Magazine
jordi May 21, 2024
Llegint sobre #griefbots 😳, chat bots conversacionals per ajudar en el dol
Annie in ProgressMar 12, 2024

If you had the opportunity, would you generate a virtual digital human of a loved one who has passed on by utilizing AI tools?
Would you want to prevent this being done after you die?

People have done this to hold "conversations" for grief and other personal reasons.

#thanabot #ghostbot #deadbot #griefbots