Immortality

What would you do or say if you knew your words and actions live forever?

They do.

Your AI agent records your every action, email, text, and spoken word. It takes in your emotions, facial expressions, and daily deeds, all while interpreting your intent. Soon, its preprogrammed moral code will rate your actions, and possibly guide you to be a better person. Your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren forever will consult your avatar, and it (you) will respond to their questions with your voice and your facial expressions, reflecting your own moral compass: an interpretation of the world’s wisdom, expressed with your unique twist. You are, in essence, immortal—digitally if not biologically. Your new responsibility is to offer guidance not only to your known offspring, but to all your future generations, whenever they may be curious.

This virtual immortality is no longer a goal, or even an option. You are being recorded and uploaded ubiquitously. Your permanence is dependent only on the survival of the digital record—at least until all your data is stored extraterritorially (new definition of the “cloud”).

So, ask yourself: Since you only have a few moments (relatively) left on this Earth, are you spending that time in ways that make people happy, improve your life (and the lives of others), and express your best qualities, since these actions will be seen forever? Are the words you are about to speak, the actions you are about to take, worthy of your immortal self?

(With these thoughts, we take August off to consider our own immortality and hopefully return enthusiastically empowered to augment yours.)

During our August pause from new posts, we’ll continue sharing past blogs and look forward to returning with brand new content in September.