In Ghost, Whoopi Goldberg plays Oda Mae Brown, a fake psychic medium who actually sees Sam, a real ghost,
but no one else can. Hilarious says it all.
but no one else can. Hilarious says it all.
To whit ...
Fast forward from 1990 to 2025 and you get 2Wai where you too can access the dead & even more.
As long as one knows it's a product, no problem but for some folks, Oda Mae Brown comes to mind ...
- 2Wai’s app generates conversational video avatars from a few minutes of recordings,
drawing comparisons to "Black Mirror." - Critics warn the tech exploits vulnerable mourners and operates in a legal gray zone
with weak post-mortem privacy protections. - The launch intensifies scrutiny of a grief-tech industry struggling
with consent, data ownership, and the risks of AI-generated “digital ghosts.”
While marketed as a tool for legacy preservation, the deceased-recreation capability has dominated headlines, evoking comparisons to the dystopian 2013 Black Mirror episode “Be Right Back,” in which a grieving widow animates her late husband’s digital ghost.
At the end, the avatar resides forever in the attic ...



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