Digital clones of people's dead relatives are far from perfect: they're occasionally impersonal and sometimes downright creepy. But if the technology might help us hang onto the people we love, is it so wrong to try?
This story was written by news editor Charlotte Jee and narrated by Noa.

MIT Technology Review Narrated

MIT Technology Review

Technology that lets us “speak” to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready?

OCT 23, 202427 MIN
MIT Technology Review Narrated

Technology that lets us “speak” to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready?

OCT 23, 202427 MIN

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Digital clones of people's dead relatives are far from perfect: they're occasionally impersonal and sometimes downright creepy. But if the technology might help us hang onto the people we love, is it so wrong to try?

This story was written by news editor Charlotte Jee and narrated by Noa.