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Digital Necromancy: The Dark Side of AI Voice Cloning

By Elizabeth Prata

“Ghost” EPrata watercolor

SYNOPSIS

The NatGeo documentary “Endurance” employed AI voice cloning to recreate the voices of Ernest Shackleton and his crew from historical recordings and written diaries. While reanimating voices or likenesses has potential benefits, like aiding those who lost their voices, it also poses risks of misuse, including fraud and discrediting individuals, demanding vigilance and regulation. It is called ‘digital necromancy’ and necromancy is biblically forbidden. This article explores the ethical and theological issues of digital necromancy.

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