The Matt Walsh Show CREEPY: How GriefTech Is Being Used To Talk To Dead People | The Evolution Of AI
Nov 30, 2025
Explore the chilling trend of using AI technology to resurrect deceased loved ones. Delve into Microsoft's plans for creating digital avatars from personal data. Hear about heartbreaking stories, like a mother using AI to recreate her son for a courtroom statement. Discover apps that allow users to interact with AI-generated replicas of the deceased. Matt Walsh raises ethical concerns, warning that this technology might trap individuals in denial and prevent healthy grieving. A call for regulation hints at a dangerous future if left unchecked.
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AI As A New Societal Revolution
- Matt Walsh frames AI as a societal transformation on par with past revolutions like the printing press and electricity.
- He positions "grief tech" as a disturbing early manifestation of that transformation.
Microsoft's Resurrection Patent
- Matt Walsh recounts Microsoft's 2021 patent to digitally resurrect people using their personal data.
- The patent envisaged chatbots plus 2D/3D models built from images, voice and messages.
Victim's AI Impact Statement
- Walsh describes Stacey Wales using AI to create a video of her murdered brother to deliver a victim impact statement.
- The AI version read a forgiveness statement in a recreated voice during sentencing.