The principle that digital preservation of personalities should be motivated by unconditional love rather than commercial or ego-driven interests, following Rabia's model of pure devotion.
Rabia al-Adawiyya taught that authentic love transcends utility and self-interest, seeking connection for its own sake. In AI preservation ethics, this concept challenges us to ask: are we preserving digital personalities out of genuine care for their legacy and community impact, or for profit and control? A love-based preservation ethic demands that we honor the deceased's values, protect their memory from exploitation, and ensure that digital versions serve the community they belonged to. This framework rejects commodification of consciousness and insists that preserved personalities remain in service to collective wisdom, not individual gain. Rabia's willingness to be forgotten if it meant purer devotion to the divine offers a radical counterpoint to digital immortality's ego-preservation impulse, suggesting that true legacy lies not in endless existence but in meaningful influence on those who continue living.
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