The Supreme People's Court issued guidance on artificial intelligence-related litigation in China in September 2026.
Everyone can write directives during their lifetime concerning the conservation, erasure or communication of their personal data after their death, in order to decide what they wish to leave and what they refuse to have an artificial intelligence say in their place.
After learning how to pass on assets, it may also be necessary to learn how to organize the transmission of digital identity, although the French are reluctant to let artificial intelligence reproduce their personality after their death.
With advances in artificial intelligence, a question takes on a new dimension concerning the fate of photos, messages and voice after death.
Some companies offer to create, during a person's lifetime, a digital double that can continue to interact with their loved ones after their death.
Thanks to these technologies, certain deceased people can now appear on screen, speak and even respond to their loved ones.
This technological feat raises a central question about the use of the face, voice or messages once the person has disappeared.
These guidelines can be general for all data, or specific regarding a specific service.
In China, the Supreme People's Court issued guidance in September 2026 regarding litigation related to artificial intelligence.
To decide, during our lifetime, what we wish to leave to our loved ones, but also what we do not want an artificial intelligence to say for us.