Why deepfakes of dead relatives are big business in China

“Last year was tough for everyone,” a Chinese AI chief said in his address at a recent annual general meeting, and 2023 has indeed been tough for him. He died.

More and more people in China are purchasing AI-generated avatars of their loved ones to process their grief, raising a number of ethical and legal questions.

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