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YOV in the news.

Coverage of YOV, its founder, and the questions raised by AI built around real people. Links go to the original publisher.

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A family that built Versonas of themselves.

ABC News followed the Gowin family, who created Versonas with YOV after serious health scares, and examined the wider debate around AI and remembrance.

ABC NEWS · JULY 24, 2024 · FEATURE · BY MAX ZAHN

RECENT COVERAGE

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NEWSWEEK JAPAN · JUN 5, 2026 · FEATURE (JAPANESE)

The Ghost in Your Phone

A Japanese-edition feature on grief technology that profiles Justin Harrison and the Versona concept.

CNN NEWSROOM · MAY 15, 2024 · TRANSCRIPT

The Gowin family on CNN

A CNN broadcast segment visited the Gowin family and spoke with Justin about why he built YOV.

FORBES AFRICA · MAY 3, 2024 · FEATURE

Not Lost Forever

Forbes Africa traces how YOV began and how Versonas are built from real conversations.

ABC NEWS · JUL 21, 2023 · INTERVIEW

Justin Harrison on AI and loss

An early interview about YOV’s founding and the debate around AI after death.

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW · OCT 18, 2022 · FEATURE

Speaking to relatives who have died

An early look at grief technology, including the Versona Justin built from years of messages with his mother.

ABC NEWS · JUL 24, 2024 · FEATURE

A family that built Versonas of themselves

ABC News followed the Gowin family and the wider debate around AI and remembrance.

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