From Not the Bee:
There is something hauntingly understandable about why griefbots are exploding in popularity. When someone we love dies, the silence they leave behind isn’t just emotional–it’s physical, spiritual, and disorienting. Into that silence, a new technology now whispers: “You can talk to them again.”
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Griefbots–AI systems trained on a loved one’s texts, emails, posts, and voice recordings–promise a digital resurrection. Companies are offering tools that recreate the personality, tone, and conversational style of the deceased. The idea is simple: upload their digital footprint, and an AI version of them can “talk” with you, answer questions, and imitate their presence. It sounds comforting. It feels compassionate. It looks like healing. But something inside us senses a line is being crossed.