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Most of us will leave behind a large ‘digital legacy’ when we die. Here’s how to plan what happens to it

Most of us will leave behind a large ‘digital legacy’ when we die. Here’s how to plan what happens to it

Imagine you are planning the funeral music for a loved one who has died. You can’t remember their favourite song, so you try to login to their Spotify account. Then you realise the account login is inaccessible, and with it has gone their personal history of Spotify playlists, annual “wrapped” analytics, and liked songs curated […] … learn more→

Logging off life but living on: How AI is redefining death, memory and immortality

Logging off life but living on: How AI is redefining death, memory and immortality

Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. This happened at the funeral of Marina Smith, a Holocaust educator who died in 2022. Thanks to an AI technology company called StoryFile, Smith seemed to interact naturally with her family and friends. The system used prerecorded […] … learn more→