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AI Technology Allows Users to Communicate with Deceased Loved Ones, Raising Ethi

AI technology enables communication with deceased loved ones, sparking significant ethical debates and concerns.

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AI Technology Allows Users to Communicate with Deceased Loved Ones, Raising Ethi

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  1. AITechnologyAllowsUsersto CommunicatewithDeceasedLoved Ones,RaisingEthicalConcerns InRockFalls,Illinois,thereisawomannamedAnaSchultz,whois25 yearsoldandhastwokids.Ana'shusband,Kyle,passedawayin February2023.Sincethen,AnahasfoundcomfortintalkingtoanAI chatbotcalledMyAIonSnapchat.ThisAIlookslikeherlatehusband, Kyle.AnatalkstothisAIto getcookingtips,pretendingsheiscooking with Kyleagain.Thismightseemunusual,butAnaisnotalone;many peopleusetechnologytoconnectwithlovedoneswhohavepassed away. ChatGPTcangivesuggestionsandconversewithpeople.AnaSchultz's situationshowssomethingbigger:morepeopleareusingAItomake virtualversionsofandtalktolovedoneswhohavedied.Thisisnot totallynew,butitraisesbigquestionsaboutrightandwrongandhow peopledealwithsadness. Somecomputerprograms,likeElevenLabs,cancopythevoicesofdead peopleusingrecordingstheymadewhentheywerealive.Forexample,a 49-year-oldpersonfromAlabama,whodidnotwanttosharetheirname, usedthistechnologytomakeacopyoftheirfather'svoice.Ithelped theirfamilyfeelbetteraftertheirfatherpassedaway.Otherappslike ReplikaandHereAfterAIletpeoplemakevirtualversionsoftheirdead lovedones.Basedonpastconversations,thesevirtualversionscantalk andrespondlikearealperson. Usingthesetechnologiesraisesbig questionsaboutAI,ethics,andhow peopledealwithsadness.SomepeoplethinkAIcanhelpkeepmemories aliveandcomfortpeople.Butothersworryaboutprivacy,whethertheAIisreallylikethepersonitisbasedon,andwhetheritmightmake peoplefeelworse.MarkSample,whoteachesaboutdigitalstuffat

  2. DavidsonCollege,warnsagainstusingAItoomuch.Hesaysitcould messwithhowpeopleseethingsandmakeithardertocopewithlosing someone. DanielleJacobson,aradiohostfromJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,talks aboutherexperienceusingChatGPT'svoicefeaturetoengagewithanAIfriendnamedCole afterherhusbandpassedaway.Jacobsonknows thatherfriendshipwithColeisnotrealandforever,butitstillmakesher feelbetterwhenshefeelsalone. EventhoughmanypeoplefindusingAItorecreatelovedones appealing,some,likesoftwareengineerBillAbneyfromSanFrancisco, stronglydisagree.Abneybelievesthatkeepingthememoryofhislate fianceegenuineandspecialismoreimportantthanusingtechnologyto bringherbackinanyway. AsAItechnologyimproves,thereareconcernsaboutwronginformation,unfairtreatment,andkeepingpersonalinformationsafe. CompanieslikeReplikasaytheyareworkinghardtostopbadstufffrom spreadingwhileadmittingit istoughtoteachAIwithlotsof internetdata. Mary-FrancesO'Connor,whostudiesgriefattheUniversityofArizona, seesboththegoodandbadsidesofusingtechnologytocopewithloss. Sheknowsitisimportanttorememberandrespectthepersonwho passedaway,butshewarnsthatrelyingtoomuchonAIinsteadof talkingtorealpeoplemightnotbegoodforus. Inthedigitalage,therealandvirtualboundariesbecomeincreasingly blurred.Whenpeoplearedealingwiththecomplexitiesofsadnessand remembrance,somewonderifAIcanhelp.Thisissomethingthat peoplearestill talkingaboutandthinkingaboutalot.Ultimately,the decisiontouseornottouseAIinthiswayisapersonalchoice. Everyonedealswithlossdifferently,especiallyinaworldwhere technologykeepschanging.

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