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History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Weird Medieval Job: The Criers of the Dead - Medievalists.net

Professional criers announced deaths in medieval France; mourning functioned as a public, ritualized performance regulated by Christian morals and municipal ordinances.
Artificial intelligence
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basinska, researcher: It will be normal for many people to want to chat with their deceased loved ones'

AI-enabled digital avatars will transform mourning, making deceased individuals continuously accessible via immersive chatbots, altering cemetery visitation and intensifying relationships with the dead.
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