The researchers call it a “generative ghost,” which is a clear reference to generative AI , but I’d still prefer to call it unsettling. Doctoral candidate Jack Manning and associate professor Jed Brubaker recruited 16 participants aged 22 to 50, all of whom had lost someone close to them. During individual Zoom sessions, a second researcher quietly used an LLM to build a ghost of the deceased in real time from details provided by the participant, an AI based reincarnation, if...
