In Another Life
My wife, Clara Ellis, had just died. By law, I inherited her entire data archive.
Among the files, I discovered an AI version of her that she had created so her surviving family could remember her after she was gone.
My daughter asked, "What's the happiest moment of your entire life?"
The Clara on the screen laughed. "Why, marrying your father, of course."
Her friends asked if she had ever had any regrets. "Clara" shook her head.
Then another question appeared, one the real Clara had prepared for herself.
"If you could restart your life at 22, would you still choose to marry Darren?"
For a full minute, Clara AI said nothing. Finally, she shook her head. "No. I'd rush to the airport a