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Our Best Friend Is Dying. This Controversial Tool Helped Us Laugh.

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Through messages, Paul had remained largely upbeat in the face of a terminal prognosis, showing us that he was still a 42-year-old in the mood to live, and laugh. He sent us texts encouraging me and Evan,
The article from Slate discusses the controversial use of Midjourney, an AI tool, by a man named Jason to create images of his friend who was dying of ALS. Jason used Midjourney to generate images of his friend in various scenarios, including one where he appeared healthy and another where he was depicted in a heroic, almost divine light. This act raised ethical questions about the manipulation of reality through AI, the emotional impact on those involved, and the broader implications of using such technology to alter or preserve memories. The story delves into the emotional complexities of using AI to cope with loss, the potential for AI to blur lines between reality and fabrication, and the debate over whether such uses of technology are a form of healing or an unsettling distortion of truth.

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