Dead & Buried

What Happens to Your Digital Footprint After Death?

Chatbots can extend our existence beyond the physical realm, but if our digital footprint could be considered a new kind of immortality, how can we ever “rest in peace”? Curly Velasquez speaks with cyber-psychologist, Elaine Kasket, and research scientist and chatbot creator, Muhammad Ahmad, to explore the two sides of this AI generated coin.

What Happens to Your Digital Footprint After Death?

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Chatbots can extend our existence beyond the physical realm, but if our digital footprint could be considered a new kind of immortality, how can we ever “rest in peace”? Curly Velasquez speaks with cyber-psychologist, Elaine Kasket, and research scientist and chatbot creator, Muhammad Ahmad, to explore the two sides of this AI generated coin.

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