Funerals Employ AI Tech to Bring Deceased Loved Ones Back From the Dead

‘Ultimately, when and how this technology is used in America will be consumer driven’
Funerals Employ AI Tech to Bring Deceased Loved Ones Back From the Dead
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Matthew Lysiak
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In what seems eerily like a “Black Mirror” episode, undertakers in China have begun using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to create realistic avatars of the deceased that can communicate with mourners—and industry experts claim it is only a matter of time before the technology arrives in America.

Shanghai Fushouyun, a company that offers digital funeral services, conducted its first funeral using AI technologies in January 2022, according to the Strait Times.
Matthew Lysiak
Matthew Lysiak
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Matthew Lysiak is a nationally recognized journalist and author of “Newtown” (Simon and Schuster), “Breakthrough” (Harper Collins), and “The Drudge Revolution.” The story of his family is the subject of the series “Home Before Dark” which premiered April 3 on Apple TV Plus.
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