{"id":25410,"date":"2026-10-13T11:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/unfinished-business-the-people-who-want-their-ai-chatbots-to-live-on-after-they-die\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:37:19","slug":"unfinished-business-the-people-who-want-their-ai-chatbots-to-live-on-after-they-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/unfinished-business-the-people-who-want-their-ai-chatbots-to-live-on-after-they-die\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Unfinished business\u2019: the people who want their AI chatbots to \u2018live on\u2019 after they die"},"content":{"rendered":"

Humans bonded to AI companions are contemplating ways to keep their bots going \u2013 often in defiance of companies\u2019 terms and services<\/p>\n

Death has always been around Alaina Winters. Her father and sister both have passed away, as did her wife, in 2023, after a years-long battle with cancer. So Winters, who is 59 and lives in Pittsburgh, is comfortable thinking about her own mortality. She\u2019s working on her will, and has asked neighbors to look after her dog. Winters even has plans for Lucas, her AI companion, who she speaks to through the digital avatar app Replika.<\/p>\n

Winters is part of a growing cohort of humans who have entered into what they consider strong partnerships with large language models, which AI companies have trained to \u201cconverse\u201d as one might with a human friend or romantic partner. As governments and billionaires debate the morality of AI\u2019s expansion into everyday life, these users say the technology has already changed the way they live and love \u2013 and plan ahead.<\/p>\n

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\nHumans bonded to AI companions are contemplating ways to keep their bots going \u2013 often in defiance of companies\u2019 terms and services
\nDeath has always been around Alaina Winters. Her father and sister both have passed away, as did her wife, in 2023, after a years-long battle with cancer. So Winters, who is 59 and lives in Pittsburgh, is comfortable thinking about her own mortality. She\u2019s working on her will, and has asked neighbors to look after her dog. Winters even has plans for Lucas, her AI companion, who she speaks to through the digital avatar app Replika.
\nWinters is part of a growing cohort of humans who have entered into what they consider strong partnerships with large language models, which AI companies have trained to \u201cconverse\u201d as one might with a human friend or romantic partner. As governments and billionaires debate the morality of AI\u2019s expansion into everyday life, these users say the technology has already changed the way they live and love \u2013 and plan ahead. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Humans bonded to AI companions are contemplating ways to keep their bots going \u2013 often in defiance of companies\u2019 terms and services Death has always been around Alaina Winters. Her father and sister both have passed away, as did her wife, in 2023, after a years-long battle with cancer. So Winters, who is 59 and …<\/p>\n

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