Talk on Communicative AI and Grief at the University of Bielefeld
On June 4, 2025, Annalena Mittlmeier (doctoral researcher) and Prof. Dr. Michaela Pfadenhauer presented key perspectives from the ComAI sub-project “Everyday Life and Communicative AI Companionship” (P7) at a seminar hosted by the University of Bielefeld.
Their presentation focused on the question of post-sociality in relation to communicative AI – particularly in the context of grief. The discussion explored how AI-based companion technologies can create digital personae that continue to shape social relationships beyond death. The talk was part of the seminar “Current Research in Media Sociology: Social Situations in Digital Infrastructures”, taught by Prof. Dr. Heike Greschke, and brought together media theory and empirical insights from the project.
5. June 2025
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp
ZeMKI, Center for Media, Communication and Information Research
University of Bremen
Universität Bremen
Phone: +49 421 218-67620
Sekretariat (Ms. Schmidt): +49 421 218-67606
E-mail: andreas.hepp@uni-bremen.de
