"When I saw tears running down my father's face, I felt a bit emotional as I realized my father still misses him."

In recent years, a growing number of bereaved people in digitally-savvy South Korea have been trying out tech startups that offer short simulated videos of dead relatives.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When he wanted to give a gift to his father who sacrificed much to raise him as a single parent, Lee Geon Hui settled on

Lee, 28, wrote a message and hired the Seoul-based tech company Vaice in December to make a short video clip showing a digital likeness of his grandfather delivering it. The…

"When I saw tears running down my father's face, I felt a bit emotional as I realized my father still misses him."

La práctica gana popularidad en Corea del Sur, donde empresas crean réplicas digitales de personas fallecidas a partir de fotografías y grabaciones de voz