Chatbots, deadbots, and griefbots — Oh my!

On Death and Dying is a quarterly show hosted by Kim Mooney, certified thanatologist, author, and founder of Practically Dying.

On this episode, artificial intelligence tools are both superhumanly useful and frighteningly unfettered. In end of-life medicine, AI is being used to aid in clinical workflows, diagnoses, decision making tools, and mortality prediction. After death, digital resurrections allow bereaved people to continue to interact with their dead in simple and sophisticated programs. The future is here, and AI brings with it immense legal and ethical considerations.

Host Kim Mooney spoke with Andy LoCascio, the developer of the first AI legacy platform to create a digital twin of a dying man, and Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA, CEO of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California and host of the AI in Serious Illness Care webinar series.

Listen to hear a thoughtful conversation about the development of AI in dying, death and grief, what possibilities it creates, and what dangers lie in its wake.

This story aired on A Public Affair, KGNU’s weekday morning show featuring in-depth discussions on local news issues. Click here to listen to other episodes of A Public Affair.