‘AI is really getting out of hand’: CA entrepreneur’s eerie prayer meet experience sparks deepfake digital afterlife concerns

At what was supposed to be a solemn prayer meet marking the death anniversary of a beloved elder, technology took center stage and many hearts by surprise. Saurabh Jain, a Chartered Accountant and founder of the EdTech startup Fun2Do Labs, took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to recount an unsettling yet emotional experience that blurs the lines between memory, mourning and machine.

In his now-viral post, Jain wrote, “AI is really getting out of hand.” He had attended a memorial for a relative who passed away several years ago. What…