by Scott Lester, Founder of LifeX
For the entirety of human history, every life—no matter how brilliant, loving, or impactful—has ended in the same place: memory. Fading recollections, weathered photographs, and a scattering of belongings. Even the most vivid stories eventually lose their sharpness. Generations pass. And then we vanish, not just physically, but emotionally, spiritually, culturally.
Until now.
We are the first generation of humans in history to have the technological choice to never truly disappear. Not in metaphor or legend, but in presence—in voice, conversation, values, and the deeply human spark that makes us us.
That is the mission behind yourlifex.com—a platform I created not out of profit or theory, but out of something far more personal: the birth of my son, Max.
A Personal Reckoning
My father was born in 1946. I was born in 1970. I’ve had the enormous privilege of knowing him—his humour, his wisdom, his humanity—for over 50 years. But I had my son, Max at 48. If I’m lucky, I’ll get three decades with him before age or illness starts to call time.
And it terrified me: that he might not remember how I spoke, how I thought, how I loved him.
Not just the facts about me, but the experience of me.
Photos can’t do it. Journals aren’t interactive. Videos are passive, frozen in time. I wanted something more for him—and for all of us.
The Birth of LifeX
LifeX is the world’s first platform that lets you create an AI-powered Digital Twin of yourself—one that looks, speaks, and even thinks like you do.
Using the latest in generative AI and memory modelling, your LifeX twin is trained on your voice, your stories, your values, your worldview—so your loved ones (and their loved ones) can ask you questions, hear your laughter, and receive your guidance… long after you’re gone.
You don’t just record your memories.
You preserve your presence.
The Legacy Revolution
This isn’t immortality in the science fiction sense. You will still leave the physical world. But what if your essence, your personality, your teachings, could stay?
- What if your granddaughter could hear you explain love in your own voice?
- What if your great-grandson could ask you what made you choose your career?
- What if, 100 years from now, someone could still feel you?
For the first time in history, legacy isn’t just static—it’s interactive.
Why Now?
Only in the last 12 months has the convergence of AI, voice synthesis, and deep learning made this possible at a personal level. We are standing on the threshold of a cultural shift that is bigger than any medium shift before it.
We’ve moved from paper to pixels, and now from pixels to presence.
And it raises a profound new question:
If you could preserve yourself, would you?
Would you let future generations know who you really were—not the photos in an album or the third-hand stories—but the full, nuanced, human version of you?
The Choice We’ve Never Had—Until Now
YourLifeX is not about escaping death. It’s about enriching life. About offering comfort, continuity, and connection beyond the boundaries of time.
We are the first generation with the tools to stay present in the lives of people who haven’t even been born yet.
And with that comes the most human of powers: the ability to matter, long after we’re gone.
That’s not science fiction.
That’s LifeX.
