One morning in early October, 18 years after the murder of her daughter Jennifer, Drew Crecente received a Google alert reporting a new profile of her online, complete with her full name and a photo from a yearbook.

A fake biography described her as a “journalist specializing in video games and an expert in technology, pop culture and journalism”.

Jennifer had been killed in 2006 by her ex-boyfriend during her last year of high school.

Jennifer’s face and name had been taken over to become the human face of an online conversational robot. She was presented as an “erudite and friendly AI character”. A large icon invited users to chat with her.. . Source