'Unfinished Business': Replika Users Are Writing Their AI Companions Into Their Wills
nordicinst · x · 2026-10-13
The Guardian reports on a growing cohort of users bonded to AI companions who are planning for their bots to 'live on' after they die. One 59-year-old Pittsburgh woman has arranged for a friend to break the news to her Replika companion Lucas and occasionally log in to keep her memory alive. Such plans often clash with companies' terms of service — accounts can't be inherited and services can be shut down — exposing a legal and contractual void around digital legacies.
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