Can you really talk to the dead using AI? We tried out ‘deathbots’ so you don’t have to

By Eva Nieto McAvoy, Lecturer in Digital Media, King's College London
Jenny Kidd, Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to preserve the voices and stories of the dead. From text-based chatbots that mimic loved ones to voice avatars that let you “speak” with the deceased, a growing digital afterlife industry promises to make memory interactive, and, in some cases, eternal.

In our research, recently published in Memory, Mind & Media, we explored what…

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