case study question/fill the worksheet

AI, Death, and Mourning 

1. Read the following AI case:

https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/internet-ethics/resources/ai-death-and-mourning/

2.Read this related news story：caseStudy_AI.pdf

Questions:

1. Is the development of “grief bots” ethical? How might this action be perceived through the ethical lenses of utilitarianism, deontology, virtue, or ethics of care?  (pick one) For example, is there a violation of moral rights involved in the development of “griefbots”? Do we/should we respect people’s rights even after their death? 

2. Is interacting with such chatbots different from watching a video or looking at photographs of a loved one who has died? Explain your reasoning.

3. In 1991, in what was dubbed a “virtual duet,” (Links to an external site.) singer Natalie Cole “’resurrected’ her late father [Nat King Cole] to create a new version of his signature song ‘Unforgettable’ featuring them both”; are griefbots different from “virtual duets”? If so, in what way(s)?

4. Should consent be required from the people who might be memorialized in this way?