AI ghosts and deathslop are changing the way we mourn

The Guardian reports on the rise of AI content about the deceased, from viral songs and videos featuring late celebrities to LLM-based 'ghostbots' recreating loved ones. Families of the dead, including Dolly Parton's relatives, are asking to stop the creation of 'fake AI junk,' while researchers point to a lack of legal norms on consent for digital copies.

• Run Jolene clip with AI Dolly Parton got over 1.4 million TikTok views
• Seance, Re;memory, and Versona paid services create AI copies of the dead
• Parton's family publicly demanded an end to 'fake AI junk'
• Lawyers note no precedents on AI companies' liability for such content