June 29, 2026
CU Boulder Today features our generative ghosts research
Our work studying how people interact with AI “ghosts” of the dead got an in-depth look — from the study room to the ethical questions these systems raise. Read the story.
Projects / View more
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Suicide Bereavement Support
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Post-Break-Up Identities
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Queer Identities on Dating Apps
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Death & the Social Network
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Digital Hospice
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Identity + Algorithms
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Improving Design for Mortality Information Systems
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Assessing Support for Mortality: An Environmental Scan of Online Platforms
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Positional Machine Learning
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Post-userism
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Queer HCI
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Generative AI and Transness
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March 27, 2026
For generative ghosts, feeling authentic matters more than facts
Our latest work examines how people interact with “generative ghosts” — AI systems that simulate deceased loved ones — finding that emotional authenticity matters more than factual accuracy. The paper will appear at ACM DIS 2026.
March 27, 2026
New work at CSCW 2026 on end-of-life values in electronic health records
Doyle and Brubaker reveal how EHR systems fail to consistently support the documentation and transfer of patients’ end-of-life values across care settings. The paper will appear at ACM CSCW 2026.
