Brescó de Luna, IgnacioJiménez Alonso, BelénBrescó de Luna, Ignacio2025-03-072025-03-072024-06-01Brescó de Luna, I., & Jiménez-Alonso, B. (2024). Deathbots. Discussing the use of Artificial Intelligence in grief / Deathbots. Debatiendo el uso de la Inteligencia Artificial en el duelo. Studies in Psychology, 45(1), 103-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/021093952412413870210-9395; e-ISSN: 1579-3699https://doi.org/10.1177/02109395241241387https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/26138Esta es la versión aceptada del artículo. La versión registrada fue publicada por primera vez en Studies in Psychology, 45(1), 103-122, está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: Sage Journals: https://doi.org/10.1177/02109395241241387. This is the accepted version of the article. The registered version was first published in Studies in Psychology, 45(1), 103-122, is available online at the publisher's website: Sage Journalshttps://doi.org/10.1177/02109395241241387Deathbots, griefbots or thanabots are chatbots based on the digital footprint of the deceased that offer mourners the possibility to ‘talk’ to their loved ones after their death. This Artificial Intelligence–based thanatechnology raises a number of ethical and psychological questions. Drawing on the concept of mediation from cultural psychology and the notion of continuing bonds in bereavement, the article discusses some controversial questions about deathbots, such as the illusion of reality that this technology may generate, its impact on the autonomy of the bereaved, the possible individualization of bereavement, the ethical implications in relation to the deceased and the potential therapeutic uses of this digital tool. We conclude by stressing the need for a non-essentialist perspective when studying the relationship between AI and grief, addressing the mediational role of deathbots not for what they supposedly are but for what they allow us to do.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess61 PsicologíaartículoDeathbotsmediaciónlazos continuosduelointeligencia artificialDeathbotsmediationcontinuing bondsgriefartificial intelligence