Posthumous Bourdain film raises questions about using data after death

The new Anthony Bourdain documentary has drawn outsize attention. PHOTO: ANTHONY BOURDAIN/FACEBOOK
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NEW YORK - The new Anthony Bourdain documentary, Roadrunner, is one of many projects dedicated to the larger-than-life chef, writer and television personality.

But the film has drawn outsize attention, in part because of its subtle reliance on artificial intelligence technology. Using several hours of Bourdain's voice recordings, a software company created 45 seconds of new audio for the documentary.

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