{"id":8126,"date":"2021-10-01T10:52:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T10:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1368678"},"modified":"2021-10-01T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T10:52:08","slug":"how-tech-is-helping-people-remember-their-deceased-loved-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8126","title":{"rendered":"How tech is helping people remember their deceased loved ones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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TNW Conference 2021 is live! You can watch the live stream here<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to make up for a loss of a loved one, however, technology is helping people remember them in different ways.<\/p>\n

For example, social networks like Facebook offer features for the memorialization<\/a> of the accounts of the deceased. You can also assign a legacy contact to handle your account after your death.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the TNW 2021 conference, Stefanie Schillm\u00f6ller, Death Trends Expert & Innovation Strategist \u2013 Good Grief, said that we need to be more aware of the digital footprint we\u2019re leaving behind.<\/p>\n

She said that there are many ways people are remembering the deceased with technology. One of the most talked-about instances was last year, when Kanye West\u2019s birthday gift to Kim Kardashian was her dad\u2019s hologram talking about her.<\/a><\/p>\n

While this might be a costly affair, a dutch company called HereWeHolo<\/a> can help you attend your own funeral through a hologram by pre-recording a message for you.<\/p>\n

Charlotte Wiedemann, a journalist working in the field of death awareness, pointed out that many tools could be useful and creepy at the same time. For instance, MyHeritage\u2019s Deep Nostalgia tool<\/a>, released earlier this year, turns any old photo into a short moving video clip  \u2014 this could feel uncomfortable for many.<\/p>\n

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With our new Deep Nostalgia\u2122, you can see how a person from an old photo could have moved and looked if they were captured on video! Read more: https:\/\/t.co\/ZwUwzJRQ26<\/a>#RootsTech<\/a>#RootsTechConnect<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/LERXhrqiut<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MyHeritage (@MyHeritage) February 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Wiedemann said that researchers are using AI to recreate the voices of the deceased to preserve their memory. Case in point, chef Anthony Bourdain\u2019s artificially created voice<\/a> was used in a documentary about him. Then there are people like James Vlahos, who interviewed his father before his death to create a bot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In South Korea, researchers used virtual reality<\/a> to reconnect a mother to a daughter she lost due to a sudden illness. Experiments like these could help some people who might be struggling mentally because of loss.<\/p>\n

Wiedemann noted that currently, there are three parts of digital data and remembrance: fragmentation of digital heritage, reconnecting with the dead, and resurrection of the deceased through tech.<\/p>\n

Schillm\u00f6ller said that there aren\u2019t many policies and ethical guidelines around the area of digital legacy, and more discussion is needed in this area to form solid regulations to respect the deceased and their digital presence.<\/p>\n

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