(Re)animating the ancestors: Digital personality emulations, ancestor veneration and ethics
Published online on February 24, 2025
Abstract
New Media & Society, Volume 28, Issue 5, Page 1999-2016, May 2026.
Veneration of paternal ancestors plays an important role in Chinese tradition. In this article, we offer some speculations about how a new ‘thanatechnology’ – digital personality emulation – may impact on ancestor worship. We explore the ethical issues ...
Veneration of paternal ancestors plays an important role in Chinese tradition. In this article, we offer some speculations about how a new ‘thanatechnology’ – digital personality emulation – may impact on ancestor worship. We explore the ethical issues ...