A look at the tech startups selling the opportunity to preserve one's legacy online forever, as an interactive memorialized bot or avatar (Peter Holley/Washington Post)

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A look at the tech startups selling the opportunity to preserve one's legacy online forever, as an interactive memorialized bot or avatar  —  Will the rise of virtual beings be the next step in the human quest for immortality?  —  When Andrew Kaplan reminisces, his engrossing tales leave …



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