Chatbots that resurrect the dead: legal experts weigh in on ‘disturbing’ technology

Our newfound ability to reincarnate the dead as chatbots presents several legal and ethical dilemmas.

Tatiana Shepeleva/Shutterstock https://theconversation.com/chatbots-that-resurrect-the-dead-legal-experts-weigh-in-on-disturbing-technology-155436 https://theconversation.com/chatbots-that-resurrect-the-dead-legal-experts-weigh-in-on-disturbing-technology-155436 Link copied Share article Share article Copy link Email Bluesky Facebook WhatsApp Messenger LinkedIn X (Twitter) Print article It was recently revealed that in 2017 Microsoft patented a chatbot which, if built, would digitally resurrect the dead. Using AI and machine learning, the proposed chatbot would bring our digital persona back t

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