Bringing a deceased loved one back as an AI “ghost” may have negative effects on mental wellbeing

Using artificial intelligence to bring deceased loved ones back to life could harm mental health, create dependence on technology and even promote new religions, researchers have warned.

AI chatbots trained on text from the internet have become increasingly capable and persuasive in recent years. Jed Brubaker At the University of Colorado Boulder, Meredith Morris Google DeepMind trains such an AI solely on archived emails, text messages, and other writings from one person to…