‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPT
Video: Courtesy of Nicci Dhamu / Guardian DesignFamily‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPTAvtar spent decades wondering what happened to the mother he never got to know. Thousands of miles away, Nicci was haunted by the story of a half-brother given away before she was born. Your mum isn’t really your mum, the rumours would say.
- ▪Video: Courtesy of Nicci Dhamu / Guardian DesignFamily‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPTAvtar spent decades wondering what happened to the mother he never got to know.
- ▪Thousands of miles away, Nicci was haunted by the story of a half-brother given away before she was born.
- ▪Your mum isn’t really your mum, the rumours would say.
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Video: Courtesy of Nicci Dhamu / Guardian DesignFamily‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPTAvtar spent decades wondering what happened to the mother he never got to know. Thousands of miles away, Nicci was haunted by the story of a half-brother given away before she was born. How did a chatbot bring them together?Jenny KleemanSat 25 Jul 2026 01.00 EDTShare@font-face{font-family:Guardian Headline Full;src:url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Light.woff2) format("woff2"),url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Light.woff)…
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