‘I created my mom and talk to her’: AI ghosts and deathslop are changing the way we mourn
2026-09-15 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
AI companies now let you create chatbot versions of your dead relatives, because nothing says 'healthy grieving' like talking to a language model pretending to be mom. Experts warn that 'deathslop' — AI-generated tributes flooding social media — and grief bots are pushing mourners into digital isolation instead of human connection.