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Can AI help us grieve?
One of life's most difficult experiences is losing a loved one.
It would be somewhat easier if grief followed a linear path with stages that neatly fit into boxes.
But big feelings can emerge all throughout the grieving process.
Now, companies offer the capacity to create an AI bot resembling that special person you wish to see again.
What drives our desire to keep our loved ones by our side, even in digital form.
And at what cost does this technological comfort come?
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For today's program, I'm joined by Dinghung in the studio and Josh Cotterell on the line first on today's show, as each new AI technology emerges, seemingly every other day, we find ourselves on the cusp of of yet another technological revolution beyond AIs vast potential to reshape how we work, interact, and exist.
It also holds the promise of altering how we experience grief in the face of loss.
With the advent of grief bots and digital avatars of the deceased, several chinese companies have introduced services aimed at reconnecting clients with departed loved ones.
Yet experts caution against over reliance, potential misuse, and the ethical implications of digital resurrection.
So, as text to video generative AI technology becomes increasingly prevalent and so much going on, we've witnessed a few instances of AI application in creating digital avatars of deceased family members.