a computer program that uses artificial intelligence to understand and respond in ways that sound like a human

refers to online traces left behind after a person dies e.g. social media profile

websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking

Digital memory

Religious education

Views on the afterlife

Divergent funeral rites

Living on through works and memory

This unit invites pupils to consider religious and non-religious responses to death. They will examine differing views. They will consider how the dead may be remembered through ritual or legacy. They will consider how attitudes are changing and the possibilities technology may offer in the future.

Memory: what happens to us and our memories when we die?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

a program that uses artificial intelligence to respond like a human

refers to online traces left behind after a person dies

applications that enable users to participate in networking online

Match each keyword to its correct meaning:

Before digital media, deaths were announced through word of ...

Why do people use social media to announce deaths?

Why do some people oppose AI chatbots of the dead?

Some Buddhists may worry that people will become too {{}} to AI chatbots.

Religious and non-religious {{}} shape beliefs about the dead.

Which aspect of Marie Curie’s life best represents her legacy?

People often keep objects to {{}} the memory of the dead.

Legacy can be developed by individuals in the ...

by helping, inspiring or contributing to society

Starter Quiz

Religious and non-religious shape beliefs about the dead.