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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2026 · 46 MIN

A.I. is writing obits now

from Think from KERA · host KERA

When a loved one passes away, it can be difficult to find the right words. Enter A.I. Drew Harwell is a technology reporter for The Washington Post, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the rise of obituary-writing artificial intelligence, how funeral homes are eager to embrace it – and if a computer can find the right words to truly capture a human life. His article is “The rise of AI tools that write about you when you die.”  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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