Articles
What AI can keep of a person, and what it can't
Honest writing about memory, grief, digital legacy and AI copies of the people we love. No big promises; just what is possible today, and what is right.
What is digital immortality?
What people mean by the phrase, what today's technology actually does, and why we prefer to talk about keeping a person's stories and voice.
Is digital immortality possible?
A realistic look at what current AI can keep of a person, where it stops, and what is worth doing anyway.
Digital immortality vs digital legacy
One is about what you leave and who controls it; the other is about being able to ask. How they differ, and how to plan for both.
Can AI preserve a human personality?
AI can learn how someone talks and what they think about many things. Why that feels convincing, and why it is still not the person.
The ethics of AI copies of loved ones
Consent, voice, grief, ownership and honesty: the questions every family and every company building this should answer.
Apps for keeping a loved one's stories and voice: the main types
Memory books, recorded interviews, AI copies and voice tools: what each kind of app does well, and questions to ask before you choose.
Practical guides
Step by step, for families who want to start this week.
100 questions to ask your parents before it's too late
Childhood, love, work, hard times, family recipes and advice: the questions families most wish they had asked, and how to ask them.
How to save a parent's voice
How to keep the sound of a mother or father: saving voice messages, recording good conversations, and what an AI voice can and can't do.
How to preserve family stories
Gathering stories from several relatives, recording them, connecting them to a family tree and making sure they survive for the next generation.