Inverted Podcast #18: Digital Legacy - Will You Continue to Live as AI, After You Die?

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️ Inverted Podcast #18: Digital Legacy – Will You Continue to Live as AI After You Die? What happens to your digital life when you’re gone? In this episode of the Inverted Podcast, the hosts explore the emerging and deeply human topic of "digital legacy"—the data, accounts, and digital identities we leave behind when we die or become incapacitated. From locked email accounts and smart homes behaving strangely, to AI systems trained on your data that may continue acting “as you,” the conversation reveals just how unprepared most of us—and most companies—are for this reality. Joining the discussion is Dean H. Saxe, Principal Security Engineer at Remitly and a longtime identity expert, who shares his work with the OpenID Foundation’s "Death in the Digital Estate" community group. Together, the group unpacks what a digital estate really includes, why consent and access matter, and how poor handling of digital legacy can reopen emotional wounds, create security risks, or even lead to unintended impersonation after death.