Is Grief Dead? How Digital Resurrection Technologies Affect Bereavement

Abstract AI is transforming life in myriad ways—is it also transforming death? In this News and Perspectives article, JMIR Correspondent Delaney Rebernik reports on digital resurrection technologies and what they mean for grief and grieving.

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Journal of Medical Internet Research
Published
2026-09-10
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2196/111086
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Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
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Is Grief Dead? How Digital Resurrection Technologies Affect Bereavement

Delaney Rebernik
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
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Is Grief Dead? How Digital Resurrection Technologies Affect Bereavement

Delaney Rebernik
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Abstract

Abstract AI is transforming life in myriad ways—is it also transforming death? In this News and Perspectives article, JMIR Correspondent Delaney Rebernik reports on digital resurrection technologies and what they mean for grief and grieving.

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