#GriefTech
NEW EPISODE of kill the computer we talk about how social media and ‘kirkification’ has altered charlie kirks legacy

we also talk about the future of a blossoming tech industry called “grieftech”, people who want to “revive” dead people in the form of ai for profit
Digital Necromancers: Capitalism & The Death of Deaths | Kill The Computer
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December 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
i’ve recently joined in on two podcasts as a guest!

with my @killthecomputer.com cohost caleb on ‘10k posts’ to talk about grieftech: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

with my @illconceivedpodcast.com cohost josh on panic world to talk about the age of lolcows: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Post In The Shell ft. Kill The Computer
Podcast Episode · Ten Thousand Posts · 12/09/2025 · 1h 21m
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December 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Cursed terminology discovery of the day: 'grieftech'
Sherry Turkle, “warns that AI applications could make it impossible for the bereaved to ‘let go’”.

“‘It’s the unwillingness to mourn. The seance never has to end. It’s something we are inflicting on ourselves because it’s such a seductive technology…’”
‘I felt I was talking to him’: are AI personas of the dead a blessing or a curse?
As growing numbers of people turn to grieftech, some are disturbed by its possible consequences
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2024 at 3:32 PM
The Guardian covered this almost two years ago!
‘I felt I was talking to him’: are AI personas of the dead a blessing or a curse?
As growing numbers of people turn to grieftech, some are disturbed by its possible consequences
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I've literally only just watched the Black Mirror episode "Don't Create The Torment Nexus"

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘I felt I was talking to him’: are AI personas of the dead a blessing or a curse?
As growing numbers of people turn to grieftech, some are disturbed by its possible consequences
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Fuck language, I’m done with language. Grieftech my fat ass.
June 14, 2024 at 4:23 PM
the five stages of grieftech:

- denialtech
- angertech
- bargainingtech
- depressiontech
- acceptancetech
June 20, 2024 at 2:52 PM
..."grieftech"?
August 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
From last year, on grieftech and individual mourning, and the companies making $$$ on it by Dan Milmo at The Guardian.
‘I felt I was talking to him’: are AI personas of the dead a blessing or a curse?
As growing numbers of people turn to grieftech, some are disturbed by its possible consequences
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
grieftech sounds like one of the teen titans no one remembers
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We can't even die any more, thanks to the Deathbots of Grieftech™️
May 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Sherry Turkle, “warns that AI applications could make it impossible for the bereaved to ‘let go’”.

“‘It’s the unwillingness to mourn. The seance never has to end. It’s something we are inflicting on ourselves because it’s such a seductive technology…’”
‘I felt I was talking to him’: are AI personas of the dead a blessing or a curse?
As growing numbers of people turn to grieftech, some are disturbed by its possible consequences
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2024 at 3:29 PM
People have been ghoulishly exploiting the bereaved for millennia. Grieftech is just the latest implausible version.
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5udO...
Back from the dead: could AI end grief?
YouTube video by The Guardian
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September 26, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Grief is a $20B industry nobody talks about openly.

Losswell.com says it in one word.

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September 26, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Grieftech, Emily.
June 14, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Je kan nu blijven praten met je overleden partner oid dmv AI
Dat heet grieftech
Je stopt er alles aan posts, fotos ext enz in en je kan praten met je overleden partner etc
September 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Listen to The Digital Afterlife News: Generative AI market surges toward an estimated $62.7 billion in 2025
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#podcast #generativeai #startups #digitalafterlife #technology #artificialintelligence #AI #deathtech #grieftech
Digital Afterlife News
Podcast Episode · The Digital Afterlife of Grief with Ginger Liu · 04/06/2025 · 10m
podcasts.apple.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
GriefTech is weird and unhelpful
Sherry Turkle, “warns that AI applications could make it impossible for the bereaved to ‘let go’”.

“‘It’s the unwillingness to mourn. The seance never has to end. It’s something we are inflicting on ourselves because it’s such a seductive technology…’”
‘I felt I was talking to him’: are AI personas of the dead a blessing or a curse?
As growing numbers of people turn to grieftech, some are disturbed by its possible consequences
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Exploring rapid growth, key innovations, and regional trends shaping the future of AI avatars in digital interaction and entertainment #digitalafterlife #generativeai #deathtech #grieftech #avatars #griefbots #artificialintelligence #technology medium.com/@gingerliu/t...
The Booming AI Avatar Market
Exploring rapid growth, key innovations, and regional trends shaping the future of AI avatars in digital interaction and entertainment
medium.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM