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beringinmind.skystack.xyz
I Chatted With My Dead Mother’s AI Ghost • AI “griefbots” are getting incredibly sophisticated. But the scariest part isn't the technology—it's how badly we want to be fooled.
I Chatted With My Dead Mother’s AI Ghost
AI “griefbots” are getting incredibly sophisticated. But the scariest part isn't the technology—it's how badly we want to be fooled.
www.beringinmind.com
September 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
heise.de
KI-gestützte Simulationen von Verstorbenen sollen Trauernden helfen, mit ihrem Verlust umzugehen. Doch der Nutzen solcher Griefbots ist umstritten. #KI update
KI-Update Deep-Dive: Griefbots als Trauerbegleiter
KI-gestützte Simulationen von Verstorbenen sollen Trauernden helfen, mit ihrem Verlust umzugehen. Doch der Nutzen solcher Griefbots ist umstritten.
www.heise.de
September 25, 2026 at 1:03 PM
heiseonline.social.heise.de.ap.brid.gy
KI-Update Deep-Dive: Griefbots als Trauerbegleiter

KI-gestützte Simulationen von Verstorbenen sollen Trauernden helfen, mit ihrem Verlust umzugehen. Doch der Nutzen solcher Griefbots ist umstritten […]
Original post on social.heise.de
social.heise.de
September 25, 2026 at 1:03 PM
chindilani.substack.com
Do you enjoy discussing morbid things with a group of surprisingly friendly people? Come along to our hangout on Tuesday, where Fahime Hajiabadi will share her research into griefbots and we'll chat about how @blackmirror.bsky.social episodes are becoming reality:

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Black Mirror's "Be Right Back": A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Griefbots
Fahime Hajiabadi presents her research on griefbots from a psychoanalytic perspective, using the example of Black Mirror's "Be Right Back."
tinyurl.com
September 20, 2026 at 12:40 PM
socres.org
As traditional mourning rituals faded, we shifted toward a psychologized "new work of grief"—centered on personal stories and continuing bonds.

Explore Joseph E. Davis’s take on technology and loss as he discusses the cultural shift that may prime us for AI griefbots.

muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
September 18, 2026 at 2:32 PM
churchtimes.bsky.social
🤖 AIs that simulate dead loved ones deny people’s humanity and may deprive them of resurrection hope, ✍️ Mike Jackson #Comment #ChurchTimes
Griefbots come with a grave spiritual cost
THERE is an odd blend of comfort and pain in clearing out the possessions of a loved one who has died. While the memories bring us comfort, they create in us a longing not just to remember them, but to talk to them. So, it is not difficult to unde...
www.churchtimes.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
fabiochiusi.bsky.social
Some interesting notions in this piece on griefbots and resurrecting the dead with AI: "deathslop", "generative ghosts"...

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘I created my mom and talk to her’: AI ghosts and deathslop are changing the way we mourn
The rise of AI-generated tributes and bots for ‘talking’ to the dead has experts concerned more people will grieve in isolation
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:34 AM
matthewjkuiper.bsky.social
“With griefbots, users upload photos and videos of their loved ones and describe personal traits…in hopes of manufacturing a continued, living presence. The companies behind the bots charge fees and lean into their inherently macabre nature with mystical names such as Seance, Re:memory and Versona.”
September 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
douglaslucas.bsky.social
If families/communities don't discuss the deaths of loved ones beyond quick funerals and a few bromides (common practice in certain ways of life, e.g. the Southern Gothic), then many individuals will pay for #AI "generative ghosts," "griefbots," & "deathslop" to try to meet their #mentalhealth needs
September 15, 2026 at 6:36 PM
godless-snowshoe.bsky.social
I had to read a think about "griefbots" for philosophy and unironically its just that one ep of black mirror like they even train them the same way, we are in hell i fear 😭
September 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM
griefyork.bsky.social
The most recent issue of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences is on 'Grief in the Digital Age', edited by @reginafabry.bsky.social and @marilynstendera.bsky.social. Deathbots (or griefbots), virtual memorials, video games and more. link.springer.com/journal/1109...
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
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September 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
chindilani.substack.com
Therapy friends: our next discussion group is about griefbots from a psychoanalytic perspective, presented by Fahime Haijabadi who has recently written a paper on the topic.

Come along! Tickets are pay what you want.

www.eventbrite.com/e/black-mirr...
September 9, 2026 at 8:24 AM
nigellicus.bsky.social
Griefbots that visit difficult-to-access cemeteries to pay bot-respects and say bot-prayers for your dearly departed. From Dieson.
September 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
lizgloyn.bsky.social
My Google Scholar searches brought this article back and I can confidently say in all fields of my expertise that, from the abstract, I think this is cursed.

The title is "Blessed Are They Who Mourn: Christian Perspectives on Griefbots."
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muse.jhu.edu
August 31, 2026 at 1:45 PM
pcusa.bsky.social
Read about the new ecumenical resource that is helping pastors respond to griefbots, voice-cloning scams and AI companions while inviting ongoing discernment here: pcusa.org/news-storyte...

#PCUSA #ArtificialIntelligence #Faith
Two people stand in front of a monitor that reads “AI & Church Summit.”
August 28, 2026 at 9:12 PM
chindilani.substack.com
The death cluster is back! And we have an exciting schedule of online events, beginning with this one in September.

Fahime Haijabadi will be presenting her work on griefbots from a psychoanalytic perspective.

Pay what you want!

www.eventbrite.com/e/black-mirr...
Black Mirror's "Be Right Back": A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Griefbots
Fahime Haijabadi presents her research on griefbots from a psychoanalytic perspective, using the example of Black Mirror's "Be Right Back."
www.eventbrite.com
August 26, 2026 at 10:57 AM
soxonthebrain.bsky.social
OMG: "Interactive recreations of the deceased." WTF?!

I can't believe that this a thing. It's grotesque; morbid.

#GriefBots
ianmcnaughton.bsky.social Ian McNaughton @ianmcnaughton.bsky.social · Aug 20
Counterpoint: no they’re not
How AI grief bots are allowing people to commune with the dead Digital footprints and large language models are being used to create interactive recreations of the deceased.
August 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
diverse-grief.bsky.social
How can griefbots impact the complex temporalities of grief? @marilynstendera.bsky.social discusses this question in the current episode of the Undisciplinary podcast. #philsky undisciplinary.buzzsprout.com/1104002/epis...
Griefbots And Grief Time: a conversation with Marilyn Stendera - Undisciplinary
We talk with philosopher Marilyn Stendera about grief as a disruption of lived time and why AI griefbots raise questions that go beyond simple “deception” claims. Stendera talks us through how Heidegg...
undisciplinary.buzzsprout.com
August 19, 2026 at 4:26 AM
brendadaknight.bsky.social
Can AI ‘Griefbots’ Help Us Heal? | Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-... noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
August 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
electricbluesfan.bsky.social
1/8 🤖 AI GRIEF BOTS ARE CONJURING THE DEAD 🤖

Start-ups are using generative AI and digital footprints to create interactive avatars of deceased loved ones.

But is it healing or harmful?

Source: CBC News
#AISky #GenerativeAI #HealthTech #GriefBots #Loss
August 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
chrjcar.bsky.social
It may seem like something ripped directly from an episode of Black Mirror, but generative #AI and large language models are now being used to conjure up the dead, using the massive digital footprints many of us leave behind when we die. #griefbots
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
How AI is bringing the dead back to life — for better or worse | CBC News
It may seem like something ripped directly from an episode of Black Mirror, but generative AI and large language models are now being used to conjure up the dead, using the massive digital footprints ...
www.cbc.ca
August 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
theghostgeek.com
I then looked at new research into how people interact with "griefbots" - AI models which talk as though they're your dead loved ones.

www.theghostgeek.com/p/are-we-cre... #Ghosts #AI #Psychology #SciComm
Are We Creating Digital Memorials… or Digital Mediums?
When an AI chatbot imitates the voice of someone who has died, what happens when grief makes it feel uncannily real?
www.theghostgeek.com
August 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
Interesting paper on "Grief bots."

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
<span>Digital Grief and Posthumous Identity</span>: Global Regulatory Gaps in the Era of Griefbots, Posthumous Avatars, and Grief-Oriented Generative AI
The digital grief industry, comprising griefbots, posthumous voice and image avatars, and virtual reality environments for mourning, has entered the global mark
papers.ssrn.com
August 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
nationalreview.bsky.social
For an increasing number of people, AI griefbots offer what feels like a very real opportunity to grieve.

But some psychologists worry griefbots might provide a simulacrum of the grieving process that could harm, rather than help, the bereaved. | Kaitlyn Kiepert

https://ow.ly/GxH550ZvQvE
A Conversation with the Dead | National Review
AI allows you to carry lost loved ones in your pocket — but should you?
ow.ly
August 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
nationalreview.bsky.social
For an increasing number of people, griefbots offer what feels like a very real opportunity to grieve.

But some psychologists worry griefbots might provide a simulacrum of the grieving process that could harm, rather than help, the bereaved. | Kaitlyn Kiepert

https://ow.ly/GxH550ZvQvE
A Conversation with the Dead | National Review
AI allows you to carry lost loved ones in your pocket — but should you?
ow.ly
August 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM