Researchers examine life after death and AI's role in reviving performers

Artificial intelligence-driven techniques are enabling the simulation or revival of deceased artists, raising questions about who controls a person’s likeness after death and how such posthumous performances can be authorized or restricted.

A separate piece profiles Alex Gómez-Marín, a researcher who, after a near-death experience in which he says three silhouettes waited at the end, is exploring life after death and the cultural and scientific implications of such beliefs.

Together, the articles highlight the cross-over of technology, culture, and ethics around death, memory, and consent, as audiences and creators grapple with the possibility of reviving identities beyond life.