
Friends without friction

This shift from chatbotsas companions to tools of artistic remembrance deflates many common concerns. From this vantage point, we can see that chatbot ‘actors’ do not necessarily aim at realism. They cannot and will not capture a deceased person fully. They do not delude users into behaving as if the dead are still alive or believing that they are ... See more
Amy Kurzweil • Are chatbots of the dead a brilliant idea or a terrible one? | Aeon Essays
