Opinion Real versus virtual. Stolen versus synthesized. Generative AI is blurring the lines we used to think we could read between. Now, it's getting its teeth into life versus death.

The big topic right now in grieftech, as we must learn to call this new frontier, is how to safeguard against generative grave-robbing. It's hard enough for the living to keep their digital existence safe. What happens after death is a whole new ball game. We've recently seen calls for legal clarification and reform on who decides what happens to the digital afterlife of the analog deceased. The rules are fragmentary , complicated and largely unformed.

What's needed is a sober, thoughtful debate considering what mix of personal rights and public abilities will be best for individuals, commerce and society.

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