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From Mourning to Manipulation: Navigating the Psychological Terrain of AI Grief Therapy
Abstract: This literature review explores the psychological and ethical dimensions of virtual conversations with AI-based digital representations of deceased individuals. Specifically, it examines the therapeutic affordances of these interactions, as well as potential maladaptive coping mechanisms, including prolonged mourning, emotional exploitation, and memory distortion. Based on a review of 13 academic studies from 2021 to 2024, this paper critically analyzes ethical dilemmas related to informed consent, data commodification, and the autonomy …
Published in International Journal of Behavioral Sciences · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 34–41 Read article