Griefbots

American Hysteria

W!ZARD Studios

Society & Culture

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2019

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

American Hysteria presents the AFTER SHOCK, a follow-up minisode to the main episode before it, basically The Shit They Didn't Show or From The Cutting Room Floor. We'll cover one interesting story every other week. This episode is about 'griefbots,' a new form of AI that app developers are creating. By scouring social media posts and text messages of deceased persons, they work to design chat bots that loved ones and future generations can actually interact with. One developer is even offering a way to contribute to a future digital version of yourself, that could live on long after you die. American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Produced and edited by Clear Commo Studios Research assisted by Riley Smith Become a Patron for extra episodes, interviews, and videos monthly! Follow American Hysteria on social media: Twitter: @AmerHysteria Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Streaming exclusively on Disney+.
0:03.0	I wish I could tell you this is going to be a serene season.
0:07.0	It's not.
0:08.0	The Kardashians are back.
0:10.0	There's no sense of loyalty.
0:12.0	And this time, it's personal.
0:14.0	Everyone has their own truth of how they think something happened.
0:18.0	Don't miss the brand new season.
0:20.0	So, let's talk about it.
0:22.0	The Kardashians.
0:24.0	Now streaming exclusively on Disney+.
0:26.0	18-plus subscription required to tease and seize a plight.
0:30.0	This is American Histories After Shock, where I share with you a story that didn't make it into the main episode.
0:42.0	I'm your host, Chelsea Weber-Smith.
0:44.0	And today, we're talking about grief box.
0:48.0	As we talked about in last week's episode on the history of talking to the dead, Americans and, of course, humans in general
0:57.0	have long been looking for ways to connect with dead loved ones.
1:01.0	We also talked about how technology has informed the concepts in the telegraph, with new advancements often inspiring a sense of magic in the population,
1:09.0	expanding our imaginations about the limits of space and time, giving us new ideas about how to reach beyond the veil.
1:16.0	The internet is no exception, and as the years pass since the advent of social media,
1:21.0	but more and more of those interfaces are turning into digital cemeteries, with the option to turn Facebook accounts of the deceased into memorial pages,
1:29.0	where people can post, share memories, and feel as if they're able to speak to their loved ones, wherever their spirits might be.
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