Can you create a digital version of yourself that talks to your loved ones after you die? Connie Mason speaks with Chris Williams, founder of Afterlife AI, about griefbots - AI technology that lets people build interactive digital replicas of themselves for family and friends to communicate with after death. What are the ethical questions? Who is using this, and why?

In the Before We Go segment, Rob Kaldor talks to Dr. Predencia Dixon about the Jamaican Nine Nights wake celebration. They explore the cultural significance of this nine-day ritual, the communal support it provides with food and music, and how it helps guide the deceased's spirit to its final resting place. To read more about Nine Nights - here is a link to Predencia's book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guide-Jamaican-Death-Rituals/dp/B0FS7BXW8W

Passing Thoughts is a podcast about life’s final chapter told with honesty, compassion, and heart. It’s a space to talk about what we often avoid, because facing death and grief might just teach us how to live better.

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