{"id":10777,"date":"2023-07-18T09:38:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T07:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/18\/it-was-as-if-my-father-were-actually-texting-me-grief-in-the-age-of-ai\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T09:38:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T07:38:33","slug":"it-was-as-if-my-father-were-actually-texting-me-grief-in-the-age-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/18\/it-was-as-if-my-father-were-actually-texting-me-grief-in-the-age-of-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It was as if my father were actually texting me\u2019: grief in the age of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

People are turning to chatbot impersonations of lost loved ones to help them grieve. Will AI help us live after we\u2019re dead?<\/p>\n

When Sunshine Henle\u2019s mother, Linda, died unexpectedly at the age of 72, Henle, a 42-year-old Floridian, was left with what she describes as a \u201cgaping hole of silence\u201d in her life.<\/p>\n

Even though Linda had lived in New York, where she worked as a Sunday school teacher, the pair had kept in constant contact through phone calls and texting. \u201cI always knew she was there, no matter what \u2013 if I was upset, or if I just needed to talk. She would always respond,\u201d says Henle.<\/p>\n

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\nPeople are turning to chatbot impersonations of lost loved ones to help them grieve. Will AI help us live after we\u2019re dead?
\nWhen Sunshine Henle\u2019s mother, Linda, died unexpectedly at the age of 72, Henle, a 42-year-old Floridian, was left with what she describes as a \u201cgaping hole of silence\u201d in her life.
\nEven though Linda had lived in New York, where she worked as a Sunday school teacher, the pair had kept in constant contact through phone calls and texting. \u201cI always knew she was there, no matter what \u2013 if I was upset, or if I just needed to talk. She would always respond,\u201d says Henle. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People are turning to chatbot impersonations of lost loved ones to help them grieve. Will AI help us live after we\u2019re dead? When Sunshine Henle\u2019s mother, Linda, died unexpectedly at the age of 72, Henle, a 42-year-old Floridian, was left with what she describes as a \u201cgaping hole of silence\u201d in her life. Even though …<\/p>\n

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