The unsettling scourge of obituary spam
In the wake of death, AI-generated obituaries litter search results, turning even private individuals into clickbait.
Legacy.com is the biggest, most established version of aggregators — but countless smaller, sketchier websites pop up continuously. Some of these sites contain inaccurate information, like the date or location of a memorial service.
By Mia Sato
https://www.theverge.com/24065145/ai-obituary-spam-generative-clickbait
@corlin in some ways I’m happy to see it exposed so soon. Facebook screwed us for years stealing everything that makes us unique and solid it to everyone, then let other businesses do it while using gambling algorithms to hook us on games. This time maybe we can get in front of it even a little bit. At least understand the consequences