What is a Reflektion?
How Reflektions Bring Personal Stories, Voices, and Memories to Life Through AI
A Reflektion is an AI companion created from the memories, stories, voice, personality, and other information you provide about a person. It is designed to help you interact with and revisit the qualities, experiences, and perspectives that make that person unique.
You can create a Reflektion for someone you love or create one for yourself as a living legacy.
How does a Reflektion work?A Reflektion uses the information you provide to build an AI representation of a person's voice, personality, experiences, and perspective.
The more meaningful and quality information you provide, the more your Reflektion can become the person it represents. This may include stories, memories, photos, written information, voice recordings, and other details that help capture who they are.
Your Reflektion can then use that information during conversations, allowing you to ask questions, share thoughts, and explore memories and perspectives in a conversational way.
How to create a ReflektionCreating a Reflektion starts with providing information about the person you want to represent.
- Speak with our biographer.
- Gather the memories, stories, photos, recordings, and other archival information you would like to include.
- Add the files to your Reflektion via the biographer or shoebox.
- Continue adding information over time to help develop and personalize your Reflektion.
- Begin interacting with your Reflektion through conversation.
See How do I create a Reflektion? for detailed instructions.
What can I use a Reflektion for?A Reflektion can help you:
- Preserve meaningful memories and stories about a parent, grandparent, partner, friend, or yourself.
- Explore a person's experiences and perspectives.
- Have conversations based on the information you've provided.
- Preserve aspects of someone's voice and personality.
- Create a living legacy that can be experienced and shared over time.
A Reflektion is not intended to replace the person it represents. It is an AI experience built from the information you choose to provide.
Can I create a Reflektion for someone who is still living?Yes. A Reflektion can be created for someone who is living, including yourself.
Creating a Reflektion for yourself can help preserve your stories, experiences, voice, and perspective as a living legacy for generations to come.
If you're having troubleIf you have a question about creating your Reflektion, simply ask our biographer. They are here to guide you every step of the way. If you're having trouble creating or interacting with your Reflektion, first make sure the information you've added has been saved and that you're using the latest version of Reflekta.
Keep in mind, the better the quality of your voice file, the more accurate your Reflektion will sound.
If you're still having trouble, contact Reflekta Support for help.
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