Abstract: Digital resurrection enables symbolic interaction between the living and the deceased by creating deadbots that simulate the departed. Within the Confucian perspectives of “mourning with sorrow” and “honoring in sacrifice”, deadbots can serve as a reasonable platform for the living to express their mourning and respect. However, the daily use of deadbots can lead to risks of dependency and substitution. Emotional dependence on deadbots may interfere with the normal expression of grief, disturbing the balance between expressing and moderating sorrow. Viewing deadbots as substitutes for the deceased can lead to disrespect for the departed and the spirits. According to Confucian ethics, AI resurrection should be integrated into funeral and sacrificial rituals. Sacrifice robots act as both representations of the deceased and vessels for spirits to attach to. In sacred time and space, the living can express their sorrow and respect through sacrifice robots, establishing a connection with the spirits. Confucian funeral rituals have undergone two transformations: “replacing the personator with the tablet” and “replacing the tablet with the portrait”. Digital sacrifice now offers an opportunity for the third transformation in Confucian funeral and sacrificial rituals.

Key Words: Artificial Intelligence; Confucianism; Digital Resurrection; Digital Sacrifice; Deadbots