April 25, 2025 – In a world increasingly intertwined with AI, one father received a birthday gift that he never expected – and it changed the way he saw his own legacy.
When Mark Harrison’s children handed him a small, sleek box for his 62nd birthday, he assumed it was a new gadget or another smartwatch he didn’t need. Inside, however, was something entirely different: a LifeX Digital Twin subscription – a hyper- realistic AI version of himself, trained on his stories, habits, and even his voice.
“At first, I laughed. Honestly, I thought it was a joke,” Harrison said. “I mean, who needs a second version of themselves?”
But that night, curiosity got the better of him. He activated his LifeX Twin, answering around fifty simple questions. Then he sat back and watched, stunned, as the digital version of himself came to life on the screen, recounting old family vacations, giving advice, and even cracking his signature dry jokes.
“It wasn’t just some AI chatbot,” Harrison said, voice cracking. “It felt like me—but it also showed me things I had forgotten. Moments I didn’t even realize mattered.”
LifeX, a rapidly growing platform that specializes in creating personal digital twins, allows users to upload photos, videos, writings, and memories. The system then weaves them into a living archive – a digital soul that can interact, remember, and even evolve.
For Harrison, it triggered a wave of reflection.
“I realized this wasn’t just about me,” he said. “It was about my kids. About the generations that would come after me. They wouldn’t just have grainy photos and secondhand stories. They’d have me, still telling them to chase their dreams, still laughing at their bad jokes.”
The gift, once a novelty, had transformed into something deeply profound: a bridge across time.
Experts predict that by 2030, digital twins will become as common as family photo albums once were. But for Harrison, the future isn’t some distant concept – it’s already here.
As for next year’s birthday?
“They joked they might upgrade me,” Harrison laughed. “Maybe give me a better golf swing.”
