The Specter of Corporate Necromancy: Who Controls the Dead in the Age of Digital Doppelgängers?

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Hazem Zohny. Am J Bioeth. 2025 Feb.

. 2025 Feb;25(2):113-115.

doi: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2441755. Epub 2025 Jan 29.

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