ICYMI: What Next: TBD: Google’s Scam Obituary Problem

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Society & Culture, Technology, History

4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Why scam obituaries are edging out earnest ones, with the help of artificial intelligence and an adept Google game. Guest: Mia Sato, reporter for The Verge. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Anna Phillips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I made you think you was real.
0:02.0	My name is Caden Sinclair.
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0:06.0	We were liars.
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0:15.0	Something terrible happened last summer,
0:17.0	and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
0:20.0	No one in my family will tell me.
0:22.7	When you're left for dead, you want answers.
0:25.2	We Will Liars. New series, watch now, only on Prime Video. Hey, I'm Candace Lib, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I.
0:46.8	In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:50.7	And today, we have a special treat.
0:53.4	Today we're bringing you an episode from Slate's What Next TVD podcast.
0:58.0	In this episode, Slate's senior producer and guest host, Shana Roth, and reporter Mia Sato,
1:02.7	who covers tech companies, platforms, and users discuss Google's scam obituary problem
1:08.9	and what happens when your loved one's death becomes clickbait.
1:13.7	And without further ado, here's the show.
1:17.1	Beth Mazer and Brian Vastig were very close.
1:31.0	They'd been good friends, were even married for a bit, and they were also advocates for
1:35.6	chronic fatigue syndrome, an illness that Beth had struggled with for most of her life.
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