Artificially alive: How AI is bringing the dead back and what that means for the living

A new study shows that generative AI is already being used to "bring back" the dead, as entertainment icons, as political witnesses, and as everyday companions for grieving families. Tracing cases of AI "resurrections," the study claims this practice isn't just emotionally powerful; it's ethically explosive because it turns a person's voice, face, and life history into reusable raw material.