βI felt I was talking to himβ: are AI personas of the dead a blessing or a curse?
As growing numbers of people turn to grieftech, some are disturbed by its possible consequences
When Christi Angel first talked to a chatbot impersonating her deceased partner, Cameroun, she found the encounter surreal and βvery weirdβ.
βYes, I knew it was an AI system but, once I started chatting, my feeling was I was talking to Cameroun. Thatβs how real it felt to me,β she says.
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