They're Using AI to Talk to Dead People (This Won't End Well)

Send us Fan MailSomeone just paid $22 a month to have AI recreate their dead dad's voice.Welcome to 2025, where grief has a subscription model.Jack Austin and Adam Garcia dive into the week's most disturbing tech development: AI companies literally profiting from death.Plus: Conor McGregor's presidential ambitions, Chinese zoos banning TikTok for monkeys, and a drunk raccoon getting CPR.In this episode:✓ Why "grief tech" is the most dystopian thing we've seen this year✓ The $22/month subscription to talk to dead relatives✓ Connor McGregor, Michael Flatley, and Bob Geldof's Irish election circus✓ China protecting chimps from TikTok (but not children)✓ Drunk raccoon saved by hero nurse in Kentucky✓ Why 11 Labs can't get Jack's voice rightKey revelations:How companies like Eternos are commercialising grief with AI "digital twins"The Irish presidential race becoming Celebrity Big Brother 2026Why showing phones to zoo animals is now bannedThe dark psychology of never letting goQuote of the episode:"The goal isn't to create digital ghosts" - CEO charging money to create digital ghostsTimestamps:00:00 AI resurrection services are here00:10 The ethics of talking to dead relatives00:20 Irish presidential election chaos00:24 Connor McGregor's Lamborghini yacht00:35 China bans TikTok for chimps00:40 Drunk raccoon CPR rescue00:46 80s cartoon nostalgia00:54 Cat attacks owner on stairsNotable moments:Jack considering pranking his mom with his dead dad's voiceThe revelation that Bob Geldof owns TV companiesA chimp getting anxiety from Instagram reels🎧 New episodes of Temporally Scripted weekly💬 Would you pay to talk to dead relatives?🔔 Subscribe for unfiltered news commentary#AI #GriefTech #Death #Technology #Ireland #Politics #ConnorMcGregor #China #TikTok #News #Podcast #Tech #Ethics #MentalHealth #CurrentEventsSubscribe to our channel on YouTubeCheck out our website at temporallyscripted.comFollow us on X, too!