AI Deadbots Spur Call for Safeguards to Prevent Unwanted "Hauntings"

Source: Science Daily - Top Society"Deadbots" or "Griefbots" are AI chatbots that simulate the language patterns and personality traits of the dead using the digital footprints they leave behind. Some companies are already offering these services. Yet experts warn that without design safety standards, artificial intelligence that allows users to hold text and voice conversations with lost loved ones runs the risk of causing psychological harm and even digitally "haunting" those...