It’s a Terrible Idea to Use AI to Resurrect the Dead

DEATH CAPITALISM

The documentary “Eternal You” is a cautionary tale about the “digital afterlife.” Want to ask your dead husband where they are? Be prepared for the response to be, “I’m in Hell.”

A photo still from Eternal You
Courtesy of Sundance Institute

PARK CITY, Utah—When her first love Cameroun fell into a coma, Christi Angel deeply regretted failing to respond to his final message. Following his passing, she read an article about Joshua Barbeau, who had used an AI platform called Project December to recreate a virtual version of his deceased fiancée...

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