With Microsoft’s new patent, the Black Mirror episode “Be Right Back” is not just an idea from a dystopian society. If Microsoft decides to develop a prototype of this patent, people can be conversing with the dead through a chatbot that is based on a deceased person. While Microsoft claims it has no intention to use this patent, the question arises as to why file it and the possible legal ramifications.… Read More When Black Mirror Becomes Reality: Microsoft Patented Chatbot that Allows People to “Talk” to the Dead