When we talk about conversational memory and heir access, privacy and consent are not only legal requirements. They are the foundation of trust.
A system like ALAI handles highly sensitive material: personal stories, relationships, opinions, voice, images and preferences. That means every decision about collection, storage and access must be explicit, documented and understandable.
The critical point concerns authorized heirs. It is not enough to say that someone may access the twin “in the future”: it must be clear who, under which conditions and with which limits. Only then does digital memory remain coherent with the donor’s will.
Trust does not come from an elegant interface. It comes when the product clearly distinguishes between what is technically possible and what is responsible.