‘Digital afterlife’: Chinese mourners turn to AI to resurrect the dead

When his son died at the age of 22, Seakoo Wu became one of a growing number of Chinese people turning to AI to create lifelike avatars of lost loved ones. Wu gathered photos, videos and audio recordings of his Xuanmo and spent thousands of dollars hiring AI firms that cloned his face and voice. Now, he listens to and watches AI created videos of his son sending hm messages from beyond the grave.