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Digital replica APIs market projected to reach $2.4 billion by 2036, South Koreans use AI videos to remember deceased loved ones, China curbs AI companions as tech companies limit chatbot features

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Exploding electricity demand from AI data centers is driving companies to build off-grid power plants at a pace outstripping environmental oversight, with potentially big risks to public health.

Digital replicas of the dead, often called thanabots, are increasingly used for purposes beyond dealing with grief. The advent of generative artificia…

Podcast Episode · Digital Afterlife: Hollywood & AI Tech · 24 June · 8min

Meta patents AI to let you post from beyond the grave, Study Flags AI Chatbot Risks for 54,000 Mental Health Patients, Spotify and Liquid Death release $495 Eternal Playlist Urn

Meta patents AI to let you post from beyond the grave, Study Flags AI Chatbot Risks for 54,000 Mental Health Patients, Spotify and Liquid Death release $495 Eternal Playlist Urn

Meta patents AI to let you post from beyond the grave, Study Flags AI Chatbot Risks for 54,000 Mental Health Patients, Spotify and Liquid Death release $495 Eternal Playlist Urn

Meta patents AI to let you post from beyond the grave, Study Flags AI Chatbot Risks for 54,000 Mental Health Patients, Spotify and Liquid Death release $495 Eternal Playlist Urn

A man grieving his late celebrity mother is confronted with her image once more when she materializes as a singing hologram in his childhood home.

A man grieving his late celebrity mother is confronted with her image once more when she materializes as a singing hologram in his childhood home.

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Podcast Episode · The Digital Afterlife of Grief with Ginger Liu · 30/11/2025 · 17m

Ginger Liu reports on the latest technology and generative AI news shaping Hollywood and the entertainment industry, analyzing trends, startups, and the impact of new tools on film, media, and the cre...

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Digital resurrection is a growing trend that uses photos, videos, voice messages, and other data to create digital versions of people who have died.

Is death becoming optional? For a hefty price, a controversial industry promises you a second chance at life, decades or even centuries from now. But what if you wake up to a nightmare? Welcome to the ultimate gamble. This podcast cracks open the icy, high-stakes world of Cryonics, separating the hard science of cryopreservation from the speculative dream of future revival. We investigate the monumental, unsolved problems of freezing humans, from the cellular damage caused by toxic cryoprotectants to the immense challenge of perfect vitrification. Can you really pause your own death without destroying the very thing you're trying to save—your mind? We'll explore the wild hope that future nanotechnology and hypothetical molecular assemblers can repair the catastrophic damage of the freezing process. But we also confront the brutal truths: the unproven science, the unregulated organizations, and the devastating legal and ethical battles that erupt among families. Is cryonics the ultimate life hack, a brilliant bet on the future of transhumanism, or is it the most expensive mistake in history, leaving you trapped in a frozen, forgotten tomb? If you're fascinated by the razor's edge between science and science fiction, and want to understand the future of death itself, hit that follow button. Your journey into the frozen unknown starts now.