‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPT
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Source: The Guardian TechnologyJuly 25, 2026
Summary
This article tells the true story of how ChatGPT, an AI chatbot, helped reunite a man named Avtar with his biological family after decades of separation. Avtar was raised by his grandmother in India while his parents and siblings lived in Canada, and he eventually emigrated to join them as a child, but the family connection was complicated and long-lost until the AI tool helped bridge the gap.
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Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/jul/25/long-lost-family-reunited-chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-ai
First tracked: July 25, 2026 at 02:00 AM
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