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Area of Science:

  • Digital Ethics and AI Governance
  • Sociotechnical Studies of Emerging Technologies
  • Digital Legacy and Mourning Practices

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  • Generative AI advancements have spurred the growth of the "digital afterlife industry."
  • Interactive deadbots (IDBs) simulate conversations with deceased individuals using their likeness and data.
  • IDBs are rapidly transitioning from niche experiments to mainstream phenomena, impacting societal norms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the disruptive influence of IDB technology through a multidisciplinary approach.
  • To utilize the concept of indeterminacy as a framework for understanding the unstable field of IDBs.
  • To introduce a structured map and taxonomy of indeterminacy manifestations in IDBs.

Main Methods:

  • Multidisciplinary analysis of interactive deadbot technology.
  • Application of indeterminacy as a guiding analytical framework.
  • Development of a provisional taxonomy distinguishing five key domains of indeterminacy.

Main Results:

  • IDBs amplify existing forms of indeterminacy within society and technology.
  • Indeterminacy shapes the development and application of IDB systems.
  • A structured map identifies technological, social, philosophical, legal, and regulatory indeterminacy in IDBs.

Conclusions:

  • IDBs introduce significant ethical, social, legal, and governance challenges.
  • Understanding indeterminacy is crucial for navigating the complexities of the digital afterlife.
  • The study provides a framework for conceptualizing the fluid and nascent field of IDBs.