About this episode
The episode discusses the phenomenon of AI-generated obituaries and the implications of misinformation online.
We’re taking a breather to let Grant out of his cage and get some fresh air, but we didn’t want to leave you without something to panic about. So this week we’ve got an episode from friend of the show and previous guest, Alex Goldman, the host of Hyperfixed. It’s about Markus. When his good friend died suddenly, he went online to get more information. What he found was several AI-written obituaries on dodgy looking websites with a litany of factual inaccuracies. Who is making these, and why? And is there anything that can be done to stop them? We think you’ll dig it. If you do, you can find all of Hyperfixed’s episodes at https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. Panic World will be back with something special for you on Friday. In the meantime, take it away, Hyperfixed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Alex Goldman
Topics covered
- AI obituaries
- online misinformation
- death
- friendship
- media ethics
Keywords
- AI
- obituaries
- misinformation
- death
- online media
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hyperfixed, Panic World
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