Meta patented a system where AI could simulate deceased users by generating posts, comments and messages in their voice, trained on their past activity—raising ethical concerns about “digital resurrection.”
Despite holding the patent (led by CTO Andrew Bosworth), Meta claims it has “no plans” to implement the feature, though the technology exists and aligns with broader “grief tech” trends.
The patent reveals Meta’s financial incentive—keeping deceased users’ accounts “active” to drive continuous data collection and ad revenue, exploiting even death for profit.
Experts warn AI simulations could disrupt healthy grief processing, with critics like sociologist Joseph Davis arguing grief requires accepting loss, not avoiding it through artificial interactions.
The patent highlights unchecked AI boundaries—forcing society to confront where to draw the line between innovation and exploitation, memory preservation and reality distortion.
What happens to a person’s social media presence after they die? Should their accounts remain frozen in time, become memorials or simply fade away?
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