[Opinion Piece] Hello from the other side: the harmful effects of AI ‘deadbots’

  • If you could speak to a dead loved one again, would you? AI chatbots offer people that opportunity – but new research shows this can have devastating effects
  • The chatbots – known as deadbots – risk causing psychological harm to the bereaved, a researcher warns
orangeNgreen,

I think I saw this episode of Black Mirror

Tull_Pantera, (edited )
amio,

"If you could-" Can't, though.

What in the name of Holy Super-Obvious Fucking Scam, Batman is this shit?

LiveLM,

Ah. Black Mirror S2, “Be Right Back”

Fuck me, the “don’t create the torment nexus” meme is evergreen with these fucking companies

IsThisAnAI,

Not a study so, duh? This was a sci-fi trope for ages.

Draegur,

in The Least Surprising News Ever…

Apytele, (edited )

I remember listening to a dramatic podcast about this. Like the plot was that they would basically make a spoken llm out of your loved ones’ insta posts or something?

Update: pretty sure I’m thinking of LifeAfter

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