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What if the family stories you love didn’t fade with time, but stayed close enough to talk to? We sit down with Reflecta AI founder Miles Spencer to explore how digital legacies become living, conversational presences—comforting a grandchild at bedtime, guiding a pie crust at Thanksgiving, and keeping a family’s wisdom from gathering dust in an attic box.
Miles shares the personal spark behind Reflecta and why he calls it soul tech. We talk about designing for the emotional load of grief, bringing in experts from hospice, suicide support, the military, and spiritual care to build humane guardrails. You’ll hear how a 10-second voicemail can seed a father’s voice, how a same-sex sibling can stand in when no recordings exist, and why a reflection’s perfect memory makes scattered photos and letters feel whole again. For caregivers facing dementia, this approach can be a gentle bridge—meeting loved ones in the stories and timelines where they feel most at home.
We get practical too: default-private reflections controlled by a family “keeper,” strict privacy and rights management, and pricing that scales from a single loved one to wider family or public sharing. Miles addresses common concerns head-on—from “digital necromancy” fears to data security—and explains how Reflecta monitors for unhealthy use, nudging users to take breaks when grief loops too tightly. The heart of the conversation is continuity: a library of experiences that doesn’t burn when someone passes, but remains accessible as a spontaneous, dynamic conversation.
Ready to imagine your family’s legacy as more than a box of keepsakes? Listen now, then try a conversation with Arthur or Virginia at Reflekt.ai to feel how a story becomes a presence.
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