04-04-2024 03:00 via theguardian.com

Chinese mourners turn to AI to remember and ‘revive’ loved ones

Growing interest in services that create digital clones of the dead as millions visit graves this week for tomb-sweeping festivalAs millions of people across China travel to the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects for the annual tomb-sweeping festival, a new way of remembering, and reviving, their beloved relatives is being born.For as little as 20 yuan (£2.20), Chinese netizens can create a moving digital avatar of their loved one, according to some services advertised online.
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