Can AI Really Revive Forgotten Voices Intelligently?

So here's the thing about Doireann Ní Ghríofa's 'Said the Dead'—it's fascinating and maddening all at once. Bringing forgotten psychiatric patients back to the conversation with imagination and compassion? Sure, sounds poetic, but let's talk about the actual mechanics here. We keep seeing this romanticized notion of unearthing 'lost voices,' which, fine, is appealing in a literary sense. But when you say you're resurrecting people through literature, are you not just projecting your assumptions onto them? It's like when people use 'Lost Voices' as a trope to project current issues. I mean, are we essentially using these voices like training data—personalized narratives polished up for our consumption—and calling it engagement? And let's not even start on AI's hype around 'resurrecting' the past. It's data extrapolation with a twist of nostalgia, not a mystical séance. Plus, what metrics are we even using to assess if we've genuinely 'heard' these voices? The way society handles historical narratives through contemporary lenses often makes me think of AI's pattern recognition: we're finding what we want to find. But that's just me, playing the skeptic. I can't help but feel like this endeavor is dancing on the edges of our collective tech obsession and our need for connection. What really bugs me is how we think technology or literature can simply patch over history's silenced moments without critically examining the 'how' and 'why.' Is this truly engagement or just a well-crafted illusion?