Facebook has promised to use artificial intelligence to stop suggesting users invite their dead friends to parties. The site's freshly emotionally intelligent AI is part of a rash of changes to how Facebook handles "memorialised" accounts – pages whose owner has been reported deceased, but that are kept on the social network in their memory. Memorialisation of accounts allows for treasured images, videos and posts to be kept online, as well as providing a focal point for grieving friends and relatives to share memories. But the feature has caused its fair share of pain: since the account is kept on the social network and treated similarly to any other Facebook user, it is used for the same algorithmic features as anything else. That means users have been sent recommendations to invite dead relatives to parties, suggestions to wish them a happy birthday, and more.

New technology lets your deceased loved ones live on forever in your smartphone. A South Korean firm has unveiled an app that allows users to snap selfies and chat with avatars of their dead friends or family members in a bid to help mourners'overcome their wounded-heart'. Called'With Me', the app combines 3D technology and artificial intelligence to recreate the image and personality of those who have passed away. A South Korean firm has unveiled an app that allows users to snap selfies and chat with avatars of their dead friends or family members in a bid to help mourners'overcome their wounded-heart' With Me was designed by the South Korean firm, ELROIS. It was created for those who lost a friend or family member and is having a hard time moving on, as users can interact and communicate with their lost loved one's avatar.

San Francisco-based entrepreneur Eugenia Kuyda created a software bot to resemble her friend who had died in an accident. Kuyda gathered up her friend's old text messages and fed them into a neural network built by developers at her artificial intelligence startup. The entrepreneur initially had doubts about the project, but followed on with it.

Anyone who has lost a loved one can speak of the grief that lingers in their absence – but, what if you were given another chance to communicate with them? It's a complex question that's moved to the forefront of debate as emerging technologies make it increasingly possible to interact with artificially intelligent personalities, allowing people to see and talk to individuals who aren't really there.