Companies in Mexico embrace AI to resurrect the dead

Use of AI on images of the dead is unregulated in the country, leaving cybersecurity experts worried about the potential for deepfakes and identity theft.

• For this year’s Day of the Dead, a Mexican funeral home and a beer company used AI to create animated photos of deceased people.
• The use of AI on images of the dead is unregulated in the country.
• Cybersecurity experts worry this practice could lead to deepfakes and identity theft.