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Calum Worthy, once a prominent face on Disney’s “Austin & Ally,” is at the center of a controversy surrounding his new AI application, 2wai. The app promises users the ability to interact with digital recreations of deceased loved ones. While Worthy envisions 2wai as a “living archive of humanity,” critics are decrying the technology as exploitative and ethically dubious, drawing comparisons to dystopian scenarios depicted in the television show “Black Mirror.” The debate, fueled by a viral Reddit thread, highlights concerns about the potential for AI to manipulate grief and commodify personal memories. [Original discussion: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1oy9sh1/former_disney_star_sparks_controversy_for_his_ai/]