grief Archives - Megan Smolenyak https://megansmolenyak.com/tag/grief/ genealogical adventurer & storyteller Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:23:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 Genealogy Roundup, October 2 https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-october-2-2024/ https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-october-2-2024/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:01:18 +0000 https://megansmolenyak.com/?p=163869 In this week's Roundup: a 159-year-old grave in Ireland with ties to Tim Walz, the possibility of AI-powered conversations with your ancestors, and more.

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]]> Back from the dead: could AI end grief? (video) – Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Such mixed feelings. If this caught on, descendants in future generations could “speak” with us. Great, right?! But also, imagine the creepiness, the distortion, and everything else. This video is about 12 minutes long, but will give you lots to think about.

Tim Walz’s family hails from Wexford, as 159-year-old grave shows link to village – So this has a paywall that I’m afraid I can’t help with, but for those who might be interested.

Image: screenshot from The Guardian video

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