It is becoming easier to create AI avatars of the deceased, but should we?
When grief cuts deep, the promise of one more moment—one more voice, one more glance—can be hard to resist. Technology now offers a version of that promise through AI-generated “grief bots,” but what does it cost us spiritually? In this reflection, a Buddhist scholar Elaine Lai draws on centuries-old teachings to question whether digital afterlives ease suffering or deepen our attachment to illusion. Through stories of ancient wisdom and personal loss, she invites us to sit with grief, not escape it—and to find healing in presence, not simulation. Read more from Elaine Lai with The Conversation.
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