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Chinese Family Uses AI Avatar to Hide Son's Death from Elderly Mother
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In Shandong, China, a family used AI experts to create a digital avatar of their deceased son to conceal his death from his 80-year-old, heart-ill mother. The AI clone interacts with her via daily video calls, raising ethical concerns about emotional harm and deception caused by AI technology.