Apple News In Conversation

What happened when a man made a chatbot of his dead fiancée


Listen Later

Joshua Barbeau lost his fiancée, Jessica, nearly a decade ago. For Joshua, getting over her death felt impossible. He was still grieving when he came across a website that allowed him to feel like he was communicating with Jessica again — by creating a customized, A.I.-powered chatbot. San Francisco Chronicle journalist Jason Fagone spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about how the Jessica bot helped Joshua process his grief.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Apple News In ConversationBy Apple News

  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3

4.3

956 ratings


More shows like Apple News In Conversation

View all
Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,115 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,144 Listeners

The Excerpt by USA TODAY

The Excerpt

1,210 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,245 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

111,466 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,155 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,069 Listeners

Start Here by ABC News

Start Here

6,323 Listeners

What Next | Daily News and Analysis by Slate Podcasts

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

2,385 Listeners

Post Reports by The Washington Post

Post Reports

5,453 Listeners

Fiction - Comedy Fiction by The Sunset Explorers

Fiction - Comedy Fiction

6,442 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

5,970 Listeners

1 big thing by Axios

1 big thing

2,024 Listeners

The 7 by The Washington Post

The 7

1,139 Listeners

Try This by The Washington Post

Try This

309 Listeners