On August 18, 2026, news emerged that StoryFile, a tech firm based in Los Angeles, USA, had unveiled an AI personal cloning service. Through the submission of photos, voice recordings, and data from private questionnaires, users are able to craft hyper-realistic digital avatars. These avatars can engage with relatives and friends as AI representations after the user's demise, offering emotional solace. Nevertheless, trials have indicated that this technology is plagued by problems like illogical dialogues and invented memories, which could potentially mislead family members and inflict secondary psychological distress.