{"id":301056,"date":"2025-12-02T21:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-an-ai-app-help-us-talk-to-the-dead-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T21:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:05:13","slug":"could-an-ai-app-help-us-talk-to-the-dead-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-an-ai-app-help-us-talk-to-the-dead-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Could an AI App help us talk to the dead? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pUf9itVdpV0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could an AI App help us talk to the dead? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pUf9itVdpV0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Disney star Calum Worthy\u2019s AI start-up claims to help memorialise loved ones by creating interactive digital clones of the deceased. But is this innovation comforting\u2014or dystopian?<\/p>\n<p>With the recent AI app going viral and sparking global debate, the AI Decoded team dives into the controversy, ethics, and future of \u2018talking to the dead.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Joining presenter Christian Fraser is AI Decoded co-host Stephanie Hare and AI Correspondent Marc Cieslak. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#AI #Technology #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney star Calum Worthy\u2019s AI start-up claims to help memorialise loved ones by creating interactive digital clones of the deceased. But is this innovation comforting\u2014or dystopian? 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