A father's legacy is living on through a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps others navigate grief and trauma — two-and-a-half decades after the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Launched on the 25th anniversary of the horrific attacks on U.S.
soil, Doora is a new AI grief companion from Hold the Door, a nonprofit founded in memory of Ronald Fazio Sr., who was killed after helping his coworkers evacuate the South Tower of the World Trade Center."We designed Doora to be a bridge for people in the moment when they're going through a very difficult time so they can have a moment...where they say, 'Maybe I can get through this.
Maybe I can grow from this experience,'" Rob Fazio, Fazio Sr.'s son and founder of Hold the Door, told Fox News Digital."The foundation of Doora is built upon our 24 years of experience and research on post-traumatic growth and growth through loss and adversity."HAWLEY CHAMPIONS GUARD ACT AS HEARTBROKEN FAMILIES SAY AI CHATBOTS ALLEGEDLY PUSHED TEENS TO SELF-HARMHold the Door founder Rob Fazio spoke to Fox News Digital about launching an AI chatbot inspired by his father's legacy ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Sept.11 terrorist attacks.
(Fox News Digital ; BRYAN R.SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)The 24/7 chatbot, which Fazio described as a "growth guide," offers voice and text support to help people navigate grief when therapy or support from counselors, friends or family isn't an option.In a world increasingly skeptical but reliant on AI tools, a team of lawyers, psychologists and business leaders worked together to create Doora specifically for people who are hesitant to seek help."Where we used to have people come to us, we realized that going to people and meeting them where they are physically, emotionally and psychologically gets much better results," he said.Every Hold the Door initiative, including the new AI tool launch, is intended to honor his father and his final act of heroism, according to Fazio."His natural insti...