How ‘anthropology’ portrays the complexity of grief in the age of AI

Grief is often difficult to explain as it comes in waves, and people mourn different losses. For Caisa Borromeo — the director of the Manila staging of Lauren Gunderson’s “anthropology” — one can mourn the loss of a loved one, partner, job, or a life they used to have. But it doesn’t mean one should turn to artificial intelligence (AI) to move forward. Often likened to the “Black Mirror” episode “Be Right Back,” “anthropology” tells the story of Merril (Jenny Jamora) creating an AI simulation of her missing sister Angie (Maronne Cruz). It had Angie’s sarcasm, tactless dialogues, and dry […]...

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