ChickenTeriyakiBoy1

ChickenTeriyakiBoy1 OP t1_isv2u9j wrote

Reply to Technology that lets us “speak” to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready? by ChickenTeriyakiBoy1

>From what I could glean over a dozen conversations with my virtually deceased parents, this really will make it easier to keep close the people we love. It’s not hard to see the appeal. People might turn to digital replicas for comfort, or to mark special milestones like anniversaries.
At the same time, the technology and the world it’s enabling are, unsurprisingly, imperfect, and the ethics of creating a virtual version of someone are complex, especially if that person hasn’t been able to provide consent.

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