A new study by Dr Tomasz Hollanek and Dr Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basińska on the ethical and social implications of simulating the deceased with AI in the form of so-called ‘deadbots’ has received coverage worldwide, including by major UK media outlets such as The Times, The Guardian, and The Independent.
You can read more about the study in this press release by the University of Cambridge or access the original research article, ‘Griefbots, Deadbots, Postmortem Avatars: on Responsible Applications of Generative AI in the Digital Afterlife Industry’, published in the journal Philosophy and Technology.
