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On Grief and Griefbots
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On Grief and Griefbots

C. Voinea

Griefbots—chatbots that recreate a departed loved one—offer digital companionship during mourning while prompting deep ethical questions. Research conducted by Cristina Voinea blends philosophy and neuroscience to investigate whether griefbots aid or complicate grieving and to clarify the moral dimensions surrounding digital replicas. Listen to explore these dilemmas.... show more
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Abstract
Griefbots are chatbots designed to assist individuals in coping with the loss of a loved one by offering a digital replica of the departed. Navigating grief is a deeply transformative and vulnerable journey intricately tied to one's well-being. Do griefbots aid in the grieving process, or do they complicate it? To address these questions, this article blends insights from philosophy and neuroscience to explore the nature of grief as a means to clarify the ethical dimensions surrounding the use of griefbots.
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Think
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Cristina Voinea
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477175623000490
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GriefbotsChatbotsGrieving processDigital replicasPhilosophy of griefNeuroscience of griefEthics
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