Technology that lets us “speak” to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready?

Technology that lets us “speak” to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready?

Author: MIT Technology Review October 23, 2024 Duration: 29:07
Digital clones of people's dead relatives are far from perfect: they're occasionally impersonal and sometimes downright creepy. But if the technology might help us hang onto the people we love, is it so wrong to try? This story was written by news editor Charlotte Jee and narrated by Noa.

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