Modern CTO Should We Use AI to Bring Back Loved Ones? With Miles Spencer, Founder at Reflekta
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Oct 9, 2025 In this inspiring conversation, Miles Spencer, founder of Reflekta, shares his journey in creating AI-driven 'soul tech' that allows people to converse with their deceased loved ones. He explores ethical concerns, the importance of preserving human stories, and how these digital legacies can provide comfort. Miles also defines the emerging 'Soul Tech' category and discusses the technical aspects of creating a digital elder from just a short voice clip. This innovative platform aims to capture and share memories for future generations.
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Text Then Voice Multiplied The Emotion
- Miles recounts emotional reactions progressing from text to voice: texting his dad amazed him, voice conversations multiplied the emotional impact.
- He envisions future multimodal experiences like avatars sitting on park benches for richer, location-aware interactions.
We Naturally Humanize Intelligent Agents
- People tend to humanize AI agents, ending conversations politely even when they know it's synthetic.
- Joel and Miles note that treating agents politely may reflect how we expect to be treated by intelligent systems.
The Control Problem And Existential Risk
- Geoffrey Hinton's warning is invoked: advanced AI could present existential risk with non-negligible probability.
- Miles highlights the tension of more intelligent systems being controlled by less intelligent humans.
