Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting

Meta has been granted a patent for an AI system that can simulate a user's social media activity after their death, using their past data to replicate their online behavior. The system could continue posting, commenting, and chatting as if the user were still active. Meta emphasizes that this is a conceptual patent and they have no plans to implement it, but it raises ethical questions about AI-driven digital identity.