Overview

• The Instagram reel, posted July 8 by content creator Apoorva Vijaykumar, shows her grandmother walking hand-in-hand with her late husband thanks to artificial intelligence.
• The video has drawn over one million views and more than 2,000 comments filled with joy, nostalgia and praise for its emotional impact.
• Brut India and multiple social platforms reshared the clip, and an extended birthday vlog on YouTube has further expanded its audience.
• Viewers lauded the gesture as a powerful example of AI’s capacity to evoke genuine emotion, calling it “the best use of AI ever.”
• The clip has fueled a wider conversation on social media about how technology can serve as a tool for memory preservation and closure.