AI ghosts: Researchers explore planning for death with new technology

Saoirse Hanley: Asking AI to recreate the dearly departed is playing with fire

Realising I couldn’t remember what my late dad sounded like was like being stabbed anew with the dagger of grief. It happened years after he had passed away, so I went looking for home videos. I wanted to piece together my gappy memory of him and feel – if only for a brief spell – like he was in the room. I missed him so much in that moment that I would have done anything to get a fresh perspective on him, to get another look at him and I togeth…

AI ghosts: Researchers explore planning for death with new technology

Imagine interacting with an AI video of a deceased friend that can talk, act and converse just like they did in life. Or, having access to a texting feature that can answer questions on behalf of a dead family member regarding their life experiences or last wishes. Jed Brubaker, right, conducts an AI ghosts zoom meeting at the University of Colorado on Wednesday. He is joined by Dylan Doyle, left, and Camille Brutera in a Zoom meeting. (Cliff Gr…

Pluralistic: Tessa Hulls’s “Feeding Ghosts” (2 Jul 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Today's links Tessa Hulls's "Feeding Ghosts": A phantasmagorical memoir of intergenerational trauma and reconciliation. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Toronto G20 police riot, why I'm leaving London, BBC's Right to Be Forgotten pages, breaking up Google, Female Furies Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books:…