Using artificial intelligence to “resurrect” dead loved ones has become a business accessible on Watch Hugas OnlineChinese e-commerce platforms, where users can place orders for digital videos featuring the departed ones’ voices and appearance. The basic service starts at RMB 100 ($14) and involves generating a video within one minute based on a half-length photo of the frontal face, making the deceased person say the requested content, which takes one or two days to create. However, according to Legal Daily, the media outlet affiliated with the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the lack of regulation regarding the misuse of data or the potential for fraudulent activities in case of digital resurrection, including more complicated scenarios like the creation of ghost chatbots, remains a concern. [Legal Daily, in Chinese]
