Welcome toRevise and Resubmit, the podcast where we dive deep into cutting-edge research and ask the questions that others hesitate to explore. Today, we step into a world where memory meets machine, where technology doesn’t just remember the past—itrecreates it.Imagine an AI that doesn’t just store your voice but speaks with your intentions. An algorithm that doesn’t just mimic your mannerisms but generates new thoughts in your name. A digital presence that doesn’t just preserve who you were—but evolves into who youmight have been.This is the realm of"Generative Ghosts", an eerie yet fascinating concept explored byMeredith Ringel Morris and Jed R. Brubaker in their paperGenerative Ghosts: Anticipating Benefits and Risks of AI Afterlives. Accepted toACM CHI 2025 and published byGoogle DeepMind as a preprint onarXiv, this research forces us to confront a future where death isn’t the end—it’s just a transition into a new kind of existence.Will AI afterlives provide comfort to the grieving or create ethical nightmares we can’t control? How do we design digital ghosts that honor consent, privacy, and identity while pushing the boundaries of what it means to be remembered?Stick around, because by the end of this episode, you might not look at mortality—or AI—the same way again.A huge thank you toMeredith Ringel Morris, Jed R. Brubaker, and Google DeepMind for their incredible work. If you enjoyed this discussion, don’t forget tosubscribe toRevise and Resubmit on Spotify and followWeekend Researcher on YouTube. You can also find us onAmazon Prime and Apple Podcasts—because just like a generative ghost, we’ll always be here when you need us.ReferenceMorris, M. R., & Brubaker, J. R. (2025). Generative ghosts: Anticipating benefits and risks of AI afterlives. arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.01662. Accepted in ACM CHI 2025. https://deepmind.google/research/publications/65827/Youtube Channel⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠Support us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/weekendresearcher

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