Griefbot

A griefbot (sometimes 'deadbot') is an AI chatbot trained on the written, voice or video communications of a deceased person, intended to let bereaved loved ones continue a simulated dialogue with them. Griefbots are a specific application of continuing-bonds practice and raise distinct ethical, consent and design questions - including whether the deceased consented to their data being used, how inaccurate simulation may distort grief processes, and what obligations providers owe when discontinuing such services. In accessibility contexts, griefbots intersect with broader conversations about AI companions, disenfranchised grief and the commodification of intimate relational labour.