Asia Insight · SEASON 15
Never-ending Goodbyes: Griefbots on the Rise in China
Episode 21 · 2026-10-02
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Griefbots, AI-generated avatars of the deceased, are increasingly used in China to provide relief to families from the pain of loss. Three families describe their reactions to the experience.
28 minutes
Season 15 episodes
1. Myanmar People Surviving in a Chinese Border City2026-01-09
2. Searching for Vietnam's Lost Families2026-01-16
3. The Giant Project Changing Hong Kong2026-01-23
4. The Online Casino Crisis in the Philippines2026-01-30
5. A New Passion for Pets: Thailand2026-02-06
6. The Unmarriageable Men: Woes in China's Farming Villages2026-02-13
7. "Haenyeo" Women of the Sea: Saving Tradition in South Korea2026-02-20
8. Migration for Education: Chinese Families Rush to Thailand2026-02-27
9. A New Stage for Taiwanese Puppetry2026-03-06
10. Defecting to Democracy: Myanmar2026-03-13
11. Fighting for Democracy: Young Voters in Bangladesh2026-03-20
12. Leading My Own Life with a Disability: Mongolia2026-05-29
13. Survivors Battling Leprosy: Indonesia2026-06-12
14. China's Aspiring AI Entrepreneurs2026-07-17
15. Himalayan Cheese to the World: Nepal2026-07-31
16. Thailand's Coconut Wars2026-08-07
17. China's Rising Private Space Industry2026-08-14
18. India’s Cooking Fuel Crisis2026-08-21
19. The Garbage Landslide: A Wake-up Call for the Philippines2026-08-28
20. Lebanon: Divided by Conflict2026-09-04
21. Never-ending Goodbyes: Griefbots on the Rise in China2026-10-02
