Is grieving with AI a healthy way to cope?

Marketplace Tech

American Public Media

Technology, News

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

More and more people are using generative AI to “resurrect” deceased loved ones. There are tools that can turn an old photograph into a short animation or create entire "AI clones" trained on old audio, video or written diaries. These technological advancements are taking memorializing the dead to a whole new level, but is it healthy? Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke to psychologist Elaine Kasket, who specializes in mental health issues and technology, for some answers.

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