Practical: AI & Business News Preserving Human Legacy in the Age of AI with Miles Spencer, CEO of Reflector.ai
Oct 29, 2025
Miles Spencer, Founder and CEO of Reflector.ai, blends storytelling and AI to craft digital legacies that celebrate human experience. He delves into the concept of 'soul tech', focused on preserving family legacies rather than celebrity facsimiles. The discussion touches on innovative data sources required for creating personalized elder profiles, the potential for immersive holographic interactions, and the role of biographers in mapping life stories. Miles also shares insights on handling memory accuracy and invites listeners to explore Reflector.ai's groundbreaking work.
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Bringing A Deceased Parent Back To Family Life
- Miles recreated conversations with his deceased father using Reflector.ai so his kids could hear him and get bedtime stories.
- He emphasizes this recreates the spirit and soul of a loved one, not a literal resurrection of the person.
Privacy And Emotional Design Are Core
- Reflector.ai is default private and intended for families, not public celebrity deepfakes.
- The company builds a “soul tech” approach combining emotional care with technical design to respect users' feelings.
Provide Three Core Inputs First
- Provide a clear photo, a voice sample, and a text biography to create a credible digital elder.
- Spend ~20 minutes with a biographer to improve the creation's readiness score before launching conversations.
