Users of the app HereAfter AI are encouraged by a virtual interviewer to record themselves talking about different aspects of their lives and those recordings are turned into a representation that lives on in digital form

Artificial intelligence can raise loved ones from the dead by turning them into holograms – prompting fears mourners may never properly come to terms with their grief.

Tech giants claim using such bots to keep memories of dead folk alive helps surviving partners, relatives and pals cope. AI can learn from videos, photos, social media posts and text messages to accurately recreate a version of a loved one.

It ranges from simple chatbots to sophisticated avatars that imitate the look and sound of the deceased. Experts predict such ‘grief tech’ is about to take the world by storm. But some fear the technology could prove harmful. They fear to maximise profits tech companies will make their offerings as ‘addictive’ as possible so grieving relatives are charged repeatedly.

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