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Navigating the Evolving Landscape: Val Kilmer’s Digital Legacy 10 Apr
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Celebrity Estates, Curated Content

Navigating the Evolving Landscape: Val Kilmer’s Digital Legacy

March is Fraud Prevention Month and with reported cases of fraud rising, seniors are encouraged to increase their awareness of current scams and learn how they can protect themselves. 10 Mar
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Cyber Scams: Fraud Prevention Resources for Canadian Seniors

Predictions for the Future of AI in Estate Planning 19 Feb
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Predictions for the Future of AI in Estate Planning

Estate Planning Services: Has the AI Revolution Arrived? 13 Feb
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Estate Planning Services: Has the AI Revolution Already Arrived?

As AI technology advances, Hollywood faces new challenges regarding posthumous performances. The rights to a deceased actor's likeness depend on state laws, contracts, and estate management, making AI recreations a legal gray area. 11 Feb
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Celebrity Estates, Curated Content

AI Resurrecting Deceased Actors: Laws Must Keep Pace

Courts could use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up probate, but digitizing documents and training a new AI model is labour intensive. 04 Feb
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Could AI Speed Up Uncontested Probate Applications?

Suit claimed Dudesy podcast violated Carlin’s copyright, calling it ‘a casual theft of a great American artist’s work’... The lawsuit was one of the first in the US to focus on the legality of deepfakes imitating a celebrity’s likeness. 03 Apr
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Celebrity Estates, Curated Content

George Carlin’s Estate Settles Lawsuit Over “AI Doppelganger”

As generative AI brings dead celebrities back to life, we must rethink the rights of the deceased. Changes are due in privacy, consumer protection and property laws, University at Buffalo legal scholar Mark Bartholomew says... 24 Jan
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Law Reform

Generative AI: Rethinking the Legal Rights of the Deceased

The potential artificial intelligence has to automate tasks and reduce costs will revolutionize the way we approach estate planning, making it more efficient and accessible. However, you can’t fully trust an AI bot with your estate plan and here’s why. 23 May
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

AI in Estate Planning: What Every Canadian Needs to Know

14 Dec
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Digital Distress, Dramatized Content

Black Mirror | White Christmas | December 2014

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