Why I Refuse to Let AI Write a Eulogy for Anyone

Anyone familiar with AI tools like Deepseek knows that its generated texts are filled with references to physics and Western imagery—alchemists, cosmic scales, sound waves, and so on. But if you know someone like John Mayer—whose songwriting is soulful, deeply human, and nothing like the cold, rational, sci-fi vibe you find in some AI-generated eulogies—you’d understand why comparing him to an “alchemist” or weaving in concepts like “interstellar journeys” just doesn’t fit. Are we supposed to believe that American music has lost its soul, so we have to rely on artificial metaphors?

What shocks me even more is that people sometimes praise these AI-written eulogies. Yes, with the right prompts, it can be nearly impossible to tell with 100% certainty if a text was written by AI or a human. But reading this kind of obviously “AI-flavored” writing, it’s clear the person giving instructions didn’t tailor the prompt, or maybe didn’t even bother to share who John Mayer really is—his history, his personality, his music. It comes off as lazy or like an attempt to fake sincerity. And honestly, I can’t accept that.

Are We Really Letting AI Imitate Human Grief?

Are we heading for a future where even our deepest emotions are faked by AI? It might start innocently—parents using AI to write letters to their kids. But when jokes and memes about AI turn into reality, and people actually use AI to compose eulogies for real funerals, I find it chilling. If you don’t know what to say, it’s okay not to say anything at all. Letting AI write a eulogy is no different than using a trending hashtag to chase attention—it’s just not right.

Let AI Critique AI

AI-generated eulogies are a mechanical dissection of human emotion. When death is reduced to packets of data, and grief is compressed into an algorithm, the deepest emotional bonds in our culture are being fragmented by cold technology. This isn’t just a new tool—it’s a disturbing preview of what happens when genuine emotion is replaced by standardized, canned sentiment on an assembly line of artificial empathy. Eulogies are supposed to carry the warmth of a life lived. When we let AI generate them, they risk losing all real humanity.

— Michael Turner, Los Angeles Musician Welcome to try pptdetector.com