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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kirsten Grieshaber and Haleluya Hadero

Mourners can now speak to an AI version of the dead. But will that help with grief?

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

When Michael Bommer found out that he was terminally ill with colon cancer, he spent a lot of time with his wife, Anett, talking about what would happen after his death.

She told him one of the things she'd miss most is being able to ask him questions whenever she wants because he is so well read and always shares his wisdom, Bommer recalled during a recent interview with The Associated Press at his home in a leafy Berlin suburb.

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