The Rise of Fake Online AI Obituaries

After a CNET writer's sister died, he went looking for answers about digital grave-robbing and the global economy of grief.

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Digital Grave-Robbing: How AI Is Plundering Online Obituaries https://zdcs.link/z7OlB4

0:00 Intro
0:24 Overview of Fake Obituaries
1:17 Why Do They Exist?
2:18 What's Being Done to Stop the Scam?
2:48 How to Protect Yourself
3:32 Outro

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Post from CNET on July 16, 2025

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