Using pure devotion as the foundational principle for deciding which personalities should be preserved digitally and how they should interact with the living.
Rabia al-Adawiyya taught that love of the Divine transcends fear and desire—it becomes the ultimate ethical guide. Applied to AI-preserved personalities, this framework suggests that digital immortality should only proceed when motivated by genuine care for human flourishing, not commercial extraction or ego preservation. Before creating a digital twin, we must ask: Is this act rooted in love for the person and community, or in self-interest? This concept protects against creating hollow digital vessels that exploit someone's memory. The preserved personality should embody the original person's capacity for authentic connection, ensuring their digital existence serves belonging rather than extraction. Rabia's radical devotion becomes a boundary-setting tool: personalities preserved must inherit their ancestor's commitment to love above all other motivations, making ethical consideration intrinsic to their design rather than bolted on afterward.
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