Entrepreneurs are utilizing AI to create digital avatars of the deceased, raising ethical questions around consent and the effects on the living.

Companies like StoryFile are employing AI to respectfully preserve the accounts of historical figures, like Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher.

The article stresses the significance of maintaining storytelling as a human-centric activity crucial to forming shared meanings and identities.

Although AI has the potential to aid in the preservation of collective narratives, it cannot substitute the emotional depth and connection inherent in personal storytelling.