AI Enables Virtual Funerals
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Logging off life but living on: How AI is redefining death, memory and immortality

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Technology has already begun to change how people think about life after death.
Several technology companies are helping people manage their digital lives after they’re gone.
Microsoft has patented a system that can take someone’s digital data such as texts, emails and social media posts and use it to create a chatbot.
While some basic tools for managing digital accounts after death are free, more advanced services can be expensive.
You might want to leave instructions about who can access your accounts, what should be deleted and whether you’d like to create a digital self.
You can even decide if your digital self should “die” after a certain amount of time.
Here are steps you can take to control your digital afterlife: Decide on a digital legacy.
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